On 2004-04-20 10:28:00, Anonymous wrote:
Why were there four suicides, a murder, and numerous other tragedies surrounding Dallas then?
There are tons of tragedies that occur everyday when drugs, alcohol and various types of mental illness is involved. Lots of bad things happen to good people every single day. Just because four different people happened to be in Dallas Straight that killed themselves, doesn't mean that Straight made them do it.
I know two people who committed suicide that were in Dallas Straight, Gena Golden & Sheila Condon. And I can also personally vouch that both of these girls had serious mental problems, and I firmly believe that Straight did not cause them to commit suicide. They were both mentally ill before their intakes, Straight may have fueled the fire, but it was not the sole cause for their destructive ends. And anyone that knew these girls, knew that they were haunted by their emotional demons. I believe that they both finally have the peace that they so deserved.
And as a survivor of attempted suicide, I can also tell you that when I made the decision to end my life, it was not because I had been INCARCERATED in Straight. It was because of the mental anguish that I felt at that moment due to a multitude of issues.
Most people who abuse drugs and alcohol, (notice I say abuse, not use), have underlying issues of depression, serious abuse from parents or other family members, or other types of mental illness. Unless they can ever deal with the underlying causes for their substance abuse, tragedies will follow them.
When I stated that Dallas Straight didn't seem that abusive, I am talking about while we were in Straight. Last I heard, there were no murders or suicides of people while they were locked up in Straight. Please correct me if I'm wrong about that, because I would like to have all the accurate information I can get.
[ This Message was edited by: taureana on 2004-04-20 12:04 ]