Hello I am a student with mental illness and I was reckless with threatening to kill at my university on Facebook. I deleted the Facebook post in which I made the threat within 1 minute of posting it.
The students took a screenshot and propagated the threat between friends. Ultimately, people to which I made the threat learnt it.
Prior to making the threats I was on antipsychotics and due to side effects of the medications I stopped cold turkey. This lead to me feeling exasperated even for the smallest things. I found myself swearing at strangers and I told my psychiatrists. This is before I made the threat.
As of now I am on a completely new antipsychotic which is adminitered by injection monthly so as to prevent me stopping again. I have come back to my senses and I feel extremely guilty
I saw on the internet that threats to kill is punishable for up to 10 years in prison and I feel extremely guilty and I cannot get over it. Can someone shed light on why I am not in prison?
The students took a screenshot and propagated the threat between friends. Ultimately, people to which I made the threat learnt it.
Prior to making the threats I was on antipsychotics and due to side effects of the medications I stopped cold turkey. This lead to me feeling exasperated even for the smallest things. I found myself swearing at strangers and I told my psychiatrists. This is before I made the threat.
As of now I am on a completely new antipsychotic which is adminitered by injection monthly so as to prevent me stopping again. I have come back to my senses and I feel extremely guilty
I saw on the internet that threats to kill is punishable for up to 10 years in prison and I feel extremely guilty and I cannot get over it. Can someone shed light on why I am not in prison?
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