Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Wed, Aug 02 2006
Buyer, beware—and sellers beware too
We've had something of a mystery man in the Santa Cruz area recently. There are a lot of homeless people in California who are also mentally ill. While some of these folks may not pose a physical danger to themselves or others, it can be very emotionally damaging to encounter one of these people when they have exaggerated or delusional thoughts that result in their disturbance of local business and the general order of a neighborhood. In very small towns it becomes easy to know who these folks are and everyone can watch out for them and be aware that they have issues. In areas with fast-growing populations we just don't get a chance to know who all the people living on the streets really are. It becomes much more difficult to know how to handle someone who has a mental disorder that causes them to imagine themselves as doctors or wealthy business owners.
I've been surprised at how businesses are willing to take someone's word about large orders of certain things. What this man did may not be illegal, but because of such behavior I think the time is coming when we'll all have to provide banking or credit information or put down a hefty deposit. Or, we'll at least be required to give a list of references before we go ordering appetizers for 700 people to be delivered at homes we don't even own.
posted at: 09:13 | category: /Health and Fitness | link to this entry
We've had something of a mystery man in the Santa Cruz area recently. There are a lot of homeless people in California who are also mentally ill. While some of these folks may not pose a physical danger to themselves or others, it can be very emotionally damaging to encounter one of these people when they have exaggerated or delusional thoughts that result in their disturbance of local business and the general order of a neighborhood. In very small towns it becomes easy to know who these folks are and everyone can watch out for them and be aware that they have issues. In areas with fast-growing populations we just don't get a chance to know who all the people living on the streets really are. It becomes much more difficult to know how to handle someone who has a mental disorder that causes them to imagine themselves as doctors or wealthy business owners.
I've been surprised at how businesses are willing to take someone's word about large orders of certain things. What this man did may not be illegal, but because of such behavior I think the time is coming when we'll all have to provide banking or credit information or put down a hefty deposit. Or, we'll at least be required to give a list of references before we go ordering appetizers for 700 people to be delivered at homes we don't even own.
posted at: 09:13 | category: /Health and Fitness | link to this entry
