[0:00] This is hard for me.
[0:05] Damn.
[0:07] But if there's anything which can be
[0:10] positively salvaged from this tragedy, I
[0:13] want to say it.
[0:15] I want to say what I feel needs to be
[0:17] said to potentially save other lives.
[0:22] I want you to know
[0:25] I've witnessed and been affected by this
[0:28] very same kind of tragedy.
[0:31] Yes.
[0:33] People being seriously physically harmed
[0:36] and killed
[0:38] several times in my life. So because of
[0:42] that, I've developed a very high
[0:46] sensitivity
[0:48] and working knowledge of mental illness
[0:52] issues and behavior.
[0:56] I only wish I could have spoken to Rob
[0:58] and Michelle Reiner about Nick before
[1:01] this happened because if they would have
[1:04] taken my advice, I believe there would
[1:07] have been a far greater chance they
[1:11] would be alive today.
[1:14] And in case you're curious, I want you
[1:17] to know right up front that I'm not
[1:20] speaking as a person of letters.
[1:23] I have no PhD or masters in psychology,
[1:28] but I do possess a hell of a lot of
[1:31] knowledge on the subject
[1:33] motivated primarily from a great deal of
[1:37] personal experience
[1:39] for the necessity of my personal,
[1:42] mental, and physical self-preservation
[1:47] as well as for the others I care about.
[1:51] Allow me to give you a very brief
[1:54] rundown on what I consider some
[1:57] extremely important points concerning
[2:00] mental illness.
[2:04] There are two very broad categories of
[2:06] mental illness which are classified in
[2:10] the DSM,
[2:12] the diagnostic and statistical manual of
[2:15] mental disorders,
[2:17] class B and class C.
[2:22] No illness issues in the class C
[2:26] category, such as depression and
[2:29] anxiety.
[2:30] They're usually almost entirely
[2:33] selfharming,
[2:34] such as self mutilation,
[2:37] self-destructive behaviors, or even
[2:39] suicide.
[2:42] Mental illness issues in the class B
[2:44] category such as psychopathy
[2:48] or disassociative disorder on the other
[2:52] hand
[2:54] often carry symptoms and actions in the
[2:57] class C category.
[3:00] However, people with class B mental
[3:03] illness issues
[3:05] are far more likely to inflict
[3:08] psychological
[3:10] and/or physical harm to others.
[3:15] To put this as succinctly as possible,
[3:18] Nick Reiner is a classic case of
[3:21] disassociative disorder,
[3:24] meaning there was a very high likelihood
[3:28] that he would do what he eventually did
[3:32] do.
[3:34] Now, I totally understand
[3:37] you may think, "Hey, you didn't even
[3:40] know him. How the hell can you say any
[3:43] of this?
[3:45] I say this
[3:47] because countless case histories as well
[3:51] as my own personal history clearly
[3:55] demonstrate
[3:56] that it's true.
[3:59] The facts as I know them are that people
[4:02] who suffer from disassociative
[4:05] disorders, antisocial personality
[4:08] disorders, psychopathy
[4:11] and some other class B mental disorders
[4:15] cannot be fixed.
[4:18] And all the therapy, love, hugs, kisses
[4:24] won't change their condition.
[4:27] It's very sad, but that's the reality.
[4:32] The best thing a person can do in a
[4:35] situation like that is help them but at
[4:39] a distance.
[4:41] Provide them with a monthly income if
[4:45] possible,
[4:47] but with at least the stipulation that
[4:50] they are not to show up at your home
[4:53] unannounced
[4:54] or the consequence is losing that
[4:58] income.
[5:00] If you want to meet with them and talk
[5:02] about their life or whatever you end up
[5:05] talking about, make sure it's in a
[5:08] public place.
[5:10] Do not go to their apartment or motel
[5:15] because you need to consider your safety
[5:18] as well as your families.
[5:20] That can be very emotionally difficult.
[5:24] I know.
[5:26] But it's realistically
[5:29] your only safest option.
[5:33] Now look, I understand you may not agree
[5:36] with me.
[5:38] You may think I'm being cold or
[5:40] insensitive,
[5:41] and that's totally up to you.
[5:44] But I'm saying all this because I really
[5:47] do care, and I'm trying to give the best
[5:51] advice in a really bad situation that I
[5:55] know.
[5:58] As I said before, I really wish I would
[6:01] have had the opportunity to speak with
[6:04] Rob and Melinda about Nick.
[6:08] Maybe they would have listened,
[6:10] maybe they wouldn't have. Of course,
[6:14] there is no way of knowing.
[6:16] But I truly believe that if they would
[6:18] have listened, they'd be alive today.
[6:24] And as far as Nick's concerned,
[6:28] I believe his fate at this point is
[6:31] pretty much sealed.
[6:34] He'll probably end up going to a place
[6:36] he doesn't belong, prison,
[6:40] instead of the place he should be, a
[6:43] highsecurity
[6:45] mental health facility.
[6:49] Until next time, this is Ernest.
[6:53] Take care of yourself.
