I have followed this case for quite some time. I empathise with those who may be mentally ill, but that does not explain where thousands of dollars worth of chip-ins have gone.
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You don't need to sympathize with her, but if you can't at least understand how she probably perceives the situation (mentally ill or not), and you're looking at her animals being seized as a 'victory' or thinking you're accomplishing anything by posting on her wall something she already knows or is going to take as an insult, a dig, whatever, you aren't really doing anything to accomplish the goal of increasing her willingness to relinquish the animals ... Evidenced by the fact that she removed many animals in her care before they could be removed by authorities.I guess I'm having a very difficult time sympathizing with her (as I often do with people who harm animals). I'm not necessarily concerned with her feelings after such a long time of neglect and mysterious projects.
I didn't really clarify what I meant by that, my apologies. Yes, it's plausible, but not terribly possible without the aid and assistance of others. The problem is very likely the people enabling her. She may have the desire to do what she's doing, but without help, it's not terribly likely she could do it on this scale so many times.Actually it is very plausible that a person would collect animals, neglect animals, get in trouble, and later start all over again. Just recently there was a woman and her husband who were charged, and he was convicted, of animal neglect in one state. He was ordered to never own animals again. Less than 2 years later, they popped up in another state, in trouble again, with as many as 100+ animals. Now they are in a third state, and let's just see what they start up again. There are some serious problems with animal welfare laws and how they are enforced.
I don't know the whole story, this is actually the first time I've heard of this, so I apologize if I missed this somewhere but has this woman actually been classified/diagnosed or whatever the process may be as a "hoarder" or is it a personal opinion from observations of others?
One of the issues is that a lot of people charged with dealing with the issue seem to lack the perspective that would lead to a holistic understanding and approach, as you do - abusing the animals is a symptom of the problem, not the root cause. It's impossible to approach an insane person displaying irrational behavior from a sane and rational perspective - to that measure, it can never add up. Yes, she needs to be responsible for her actions and choices, same is true for those who have helped and enabled and done the same. If she's forced to address her mental deficiency/illness/whatever you want to call it, that's the only way she's going to address the issue and stop exhibiting the symptom (animal hoarding and abusing are symptoms, not the root cause of the symptom). As to your dealing with mental illness, I have a hard time believing you've had extensive experience, or any that might give you true perspective on this or a similar matter, which I'd say of any teenager, no matter the life experience or the goals and ideals in life or ability to communicate maturely.Honestly, I really don't care about Kristie Corson's mental health. She is abusing animals-that that is where my concern for her begins and ends. Those rabbits need help. Yes, I've dealt with mentally ill people before, and still I can say this.
I didn't really clarify what I meant by that, my apologies. Yes, it's plausible, but not terribly possible without the aid and assistance of others. The problem is very likely the people enabling her. She may have the desire to do what she's doing, but without help, it's not terribly likely she could do it on this scale so many times.