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Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.58,0:00:17.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On January 7, 2017,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.98,0:00:20.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was at Fort Lauderdale\NAirport in Florida,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.64,0:00:22.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was absolutely terrified.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.77,0:00:25.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just a day before, Esteban Santiago Ruíz
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.21,0:00:29.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had opened fire in the baggage claim\Nand killed five people.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.84,0:00:33.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While the security in the airport\Nwas completely amped up,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.03,0:00:35.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I still felt insecure being there.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.57,0:00:37.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While I was waiting for my luggage,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.24,0:00:40.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I imagined the people\Nin the same spot the day before me,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.80,0:00:42.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before experiencing
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.31,0:00:46.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,possibly the most traumatic\Nand terrifying event of their lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.39,0:00:49.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wondered what the killer\Nmust have thought
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.85,0:00:53.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,moments before opening fire\Non innocent civilians.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.68,0:00:56.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I wondered what\Nwould come next for him.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.08,0:00:58.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The media was going absolutely insane,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.59,0:01:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,suggesting that Esteban Santiago himself\Nwas mentally unstable.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.03,0:01:05.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was in this moment that I questioned
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.14,0:01:08.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how mentally ill individuals\Nare prosecuted in the justice system.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.28,0:01:12.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most people tend to judge\Nmentally ill individuals
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.75,0:01:15.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and are quick to want a harsh punishment.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.40,0:01:19.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, they rarely ask\Nwhat led the criminal to commit an act.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.22,0:01:23.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first thing that must\Nbe taken into consideration
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.01,0:01:25.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that those who are considered\Nmentally unstable
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.36,0:01:27.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do not think like you or I do.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.79,0:01:31.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their perception of reality\Nis drastically different than ours.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.30,0:01:34.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thus, their consequences\Nshould be treated differently as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.73,0:01:36.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In recent years,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.74,0:01:39.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the amount of mass shootings\Nhas increased dramatically.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.94,0:01:43.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A study conducted by\Nthe Central Florida Intelligence Exchange
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.54,0:01:48.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has found that 79%\Nof mass shootings since 2011
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.38,0:01:50.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have been perpetrated by individuals
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.20,0:01:51.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with demonstrated signs
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.80,0:01:55.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of continuous behavioral health issues\Nand mental illness.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.41,0:01:58.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, most of these criminals\Nare thrown into prison
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.15,0:02:01.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not treated\Naccording to their sickness.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.93,0:02:05.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mentally ill individuals should not\Nbe prosecuted as a normal person would be,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.89,0:02:08.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as they are often denied\Nthe help they need.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.35,0:02:10.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are not enough mental hospitals,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.19,0:02:13.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and prisons are seen as dumping grounds\Nfor psychiatric hospitals.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.18,0:02:16.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to the Department of Justice,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.23,0:02:21.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nearly 1.3 million people are incarcerated\Nin state and federal jails
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.37,0:02:26.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,compared to only about 70,000 people\Nbeing served in mental hospitals.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.48,0:02:29.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If these people are not getting\Nthe help they need,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.33,0:02:31.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is irrational to prosecute them
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.42,0:02:34.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and condemn them for acting\Nin ways they cannot control.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.67,0:02:37.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the reasons why\Nthey are denied this help they need
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.41,0:02:39.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is because of the lack\Nof mental hospitals.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.96,0:02:41.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to the Huffington Post,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.80,0:02:44.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are the same number\Nof psychiatric hospital beds
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.32,0:02:46.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as there were in 1850.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.30,0:02:49.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a huge issue\Nbecause there are not the same number
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.55,0:02:52.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of crimes committed\Nby mentally ill individuals
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.47,0:02:54.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as there were in 1850.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.90,0:02:58.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not only are there not enough beds\Ndue to little funding,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.29,0:03:00.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they will often get turned away \Nat hospital doors,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.78,0:03:03.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it can take months\Nto get an outpatient appointment.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.30,0:03:08.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Esteban Santiago Ruíz,\Nthe Fort Lauderdale Airport shooter,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.15,0:03:10.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a perfect example\Nof getting turned down
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.57,0:03:12.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at a hospital door.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.09,0:03:17.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to CNN, he had gone\Nto a mental hospital to check himself in,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.38,0:03:19.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as he was suffering from hallucinations
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.54,0:03:22.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and hearing voices\Nthat said to fight for ISIS.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.62,0:03:26.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, after two days, he was released,\Nand they returned the gun to him as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.23,0:03:30.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This shows the recklessness\Nof the doctors that were treating him.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.33,0:03:33.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Considering the recent events\Nlinked to terrorism,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.18,0:03:35.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they should not have given such a weapon
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.10,0:03:38.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to an ex-veteran who stated\Nhe wanted to fight for ISIS.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.57,0:03:41.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, Esteban Santiago faces prison time
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.48,0:03:43.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of getting help\Nin a real institution.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.47,0:03:47.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jails are often seen as dumping grounds\Nfor mental hospitals.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.28,0:03:50.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Joe Parasceva, a mentally ill man,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.49,0:03:53.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,voluntarily admitted himself\Ninto a hospital,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.50,0:03:54.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where two days later,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.63,0:03:58.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was transferred to a prison cell\Nafter he tried to escape the ward.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.28,0:04:02.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was an unavailability of medication\Nand improved outpatient treatment,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.95,0:04:05.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but most of the change\Nis no more than a switch
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.15,0:04:07.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from a mental institution to a prison.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.62,0:04:10.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is an issue, as instead\Nof dealing and tackling
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.05,0:04:12.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the real issue\Nbehind the mental instability,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.85,0:04:15.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they just treat the patients\Nwith medications
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.07,0:04:17.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or send them to prison\Nin order not to deal with them.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.80,0:04:20.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This unveils a huge issue\Nwithin our society,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.60,0:04:21.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one that demonstrates
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.69,0:04:25.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that mentally ill individuals\Nare seen as a burden.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.24,0:04:26.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While many people may state
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.54,0:04:29.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that mentally ill indivduals\Nare a danger to society,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.01,0:04:30.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are a danger to themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.71,0:04:32.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, according to CNN,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.18,0:04:33.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people with serious mental illnesses
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.90,0:04:37.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are three times more likely\Nto commit an act again
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.86,0:04:39.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,compared to those\Nwho are not mentally ill.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.73,0:04:42.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is an area of concern,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.33,0:04:45.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as people with mental illness\Nare starting to commit suicide.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.19,0:04:49.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to the Centers\Nfor Disease and Control Prevention,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.68,0:04:53.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,61% of all firearm fatalities\Nin the United States
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.80,0:04:55.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were not only suicides,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.40,0:04:57.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but were committed\Nby mentally ill individuals.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.13,0:04:59.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This contempt toward these people
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.86,0:05:02.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,often leads them to want\Nvery serious consequences
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.88,0:05:04.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the mentally unstable,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.45,0:05:08.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they do not consider\Nthe disorders that they are dealing with.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.94,0:05:11.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This issue is something\Nthat is a recurrence,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.40,0:05:13.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and appropriate measures should be taken.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.72,0:05:15.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The government's role in this,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.45,0:05:16.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in mental health,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.65,0:05:20.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to facilitate a person's needs\Nby providing services,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.46,0:05:23.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,research, and protecting the rights\Nof every individual,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.68,0:05:25.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,allowing them to receive\Nthe support they need
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.94,0:05:28.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to achieve their life goals\Nand contribute to society.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.76,0:05:30.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While it is completely reasonable
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.33,0:05:32.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to want justice for the victims\Nof mass shootings,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.98,0:05:34.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it should also be considered
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.34,0:05:36.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the person behind the trigger
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.03,0:05:37.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also is a victim.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.93,0:05:40.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If they act in such ways\Nbecause of their mental illness,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.70,0:05:43.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they should be getting help\Nand not be punished in jails.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.93,0:05:46.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most of these people\Nare afraid of their own minds
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.27,0:05:48.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what they are capable of.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.14,0:05:49.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.16,0:05:51.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)