The end begins quietly
Another murder. And another. And another.
While the crowd shouts "Foreigners out!" or "Nazis out!" I ask myself: Why?
Then it occurs to me: Most people don't know our laws.
by Cleo.
While the crowd shouts "Foreigners out!" or "Nazis out!" I ask myself: Why?
Then it occurs to me: Most people don't know our laws.
by Cleo.
Long before "the foreigners came," mentally ill Germans were not receiving adequate help. And even if "the foreigners" left, the population would not receive any help.
Because the problem runs deeper:
Our laws only allow the admission of mentally ill people under very strict conditions - namely, only when there is an acute danger to themselves or others.
Only when someone goes berserk. Only when someone may already be dead.
The aim was to prevent people from being arbitrarily imprisoned like in the Nazi era.
That was well-intentioned.
But it ignores today's reality.
Back then, lawmakers couldn't have known three things:
First, that the internet would eventually emerge, allowing everyone to watch a system collapse.
Second, that the world population would grow - and with it the number of severely mentally ill people.
Third, that mental illnesses are far more complex and destructive than anyone imagined back then.
Today, the official statement is that the laws are there to To protect the general public and uphold the rights of those affected.
But in reality, they protect no one.
At best, they protect an ideal.
In reality, people are dying - and the system looks on.
And yet today everyone only talks about "more police."
As if that would prevent what has long since happened.
Take the Rosenheim tragedy:
On Christmas Day 2024, two children were found dead - presumably killed by their own mother. The woman had severely injured herself, presumably with suicidal intent. (Source: Bavarian Police)
Does anyone really believe she would have enjoyed it?
That she wouldn't have preferred to be mentally healthy?
More police wouldn't have prevented anything.
What she needed was help - real help, long before the abyss came.
Today, there is more talk about mental illness.
But it's too late.
The first pioneers have already shown that massive damage can be caused - without the system intervening in time.
They demonstrated that violence is possible.
They proved: It can be done - and they will do it.
For someone sick enough, the punishment doesn't count.
Not the arrest.
Not what happens afterward.
For them, only one thing matters: Can I cause harm?
And yes, they can.
And they will.
The violence has been there for a long time.
And it will continue to grow - darker, rawer, more uncontrollable.
If all violent mentally ill people knew how dilapidated our system really is -
Germany would be in ruins within hours.
It's a good thing they don't know (yet).
Yet.
02.05.25
I am 36 years old.
I have been working as a social worker since 2017 and have been training to be a journalist for two months.
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Because the problem runs deeper:
Our laws only allow the admission of mentally ill people under very strict conditions - namely, only when there is an acute danger to themselves or others.
Only when someone goes berserk. Only when someone may already be dead.
The aim was to prevent people from being arbitrarily imprisoned like in the Nazi era.
That was well-intentioned.
But it ignores today's reality.
Back then, lawmakers couldn't have known three things:
First, that the internet would eventually emerge, allowing everyone to watch a system collapse.
Second, that the world population would grow - and with it the number of severely mentally ill people.
Third, that mental illnesses are far more complex and destructive than anyone imagined back then.
Today, the official statement is that the laws are there to To protect the general public and uphold the rights of those affected.
But in reality, they protect no one.
At best, they protect an ideal.
In reality, people are dying - and the system looks on.
And yet today everyone only talks about "more police."
As if that would prevent what has long since happened.
Take the Rosenheim tragedy:
On Christmas Day 2024, two children were found dead - presumably killed by their own mother. The woman had severely injured herself, presumably with suicidal intent. (Source: Bavarian Police)
Does anyone really believe she would have enjoyed it?
That she wouldn't have preferred to be mentally healthy?
More police wouldn't have prevented anything.
What she needed was help - real help, long before the abyss came.
Today, there is more talk about mental illness.
But it's too late.
The first pioneers have already shown that massive damage can be caused - without the system intervening in time.
They demonstrated that violence is possible.
They proved: It can be done - and they will do it.
For someone sick enough, the punishment doesn't count.
Not the arrest.
Not what happens afterward.
For them, only one thing matters: Can I cause harm?
And yes, they can.
And they will.
The violence has been there for a long time.
And it will continue to grow - darker, rawer, more uncontrollable.
If all violent mentally ill people knew how dilapidated our system really is -
Germany would be in ruins within hours.
It's a good thing they don't know (yet).
Yet.
02.05.25
I am 36 years old.
I have been working as a social worker since 2017 and have been training to be a journalist for two months.
CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW BOOK
TICKETS FOR THE SHOW "SONGS & STORIES"
TICKETS FOR THE SHOW "HE\\'S BACK"
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