Floda wrote:One should not make sport of another's misfortunes since ultimately such behaviour will have a detrimental affect on the one who practices it.
Schizophrenia is an ILLNESS and an AFFLICTION, I cannot see much humour in ridiculing the sick personally.
Perhaps the prospect of increasing one's 'Status' outweighs one's humane feelings when such ambition takes control of one's faculties.
If one (who generally displays sympathy to the sick) engages in such activities in such a mindless manner, then my advice would be to stop it since the 'Out of Character' actions COULD be interpreted as a mild form of the very illness you so readily sneer at. IMHO
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That is a bit rich for someone who takes the piss out of everyone, nutter or not!