Posted by Gracie2 on July 12, 2002, at 18:13:50
In reply to Re: Just a warning...., posted by JohnDoenut on July 11, 2002, at 23:36:19
Actually the operator said something like, "Are you having thoughts of killing yourself right now?" and I distinctly remember telling her no, but that I did need someone to talk to because I needed help. Then she said, "If you did plan on killing yourself, how would you do it?" and that's when I mentioned the gun. If I had not mentioned owning a firearm, I don't know if she would have called the police.
Now, as a result of her actions:
1.) I put my husband into an embarrassing situation, as the EMS squad that accompanied the police are part of the city fire department, and my husband is a firefighter for this same department. To my husband's credit, he never acted or said he felt ashamed, but I was.
2.) I was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric ward. They told me if I attempted to leave AMA, they would request a court order to keep me as I was obviously a danger to myself. Since I worked at a doctor's office at the time, I had no choice but to call my employer and explain that I was being committed for an indefinate period. If I had lied about the reason for my sudden absence, I know they would have found out. I felt so strange after I returned to work, knowing everyone there knew about my situation, I quit my job shortly afterwards.
3.) Having been committed to a mental institution,
I can no longer legally purchase a firearm. That's okay. Now all the guns in the house are locked up where I can't get at them. I guess that's okay too.All that from one phone call! And the phone call was made to the police after two questions!
Something to think about...
-Gracie
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