Mental health is an issue seldom talked about in our country in the wake of violence.
However, we had a mental health situation close to home make national headlines last week when Scott Stockert, a Dickinson man with a history of mental health issues, drove his pickup to Washington, D.C. with the alleged intention of kidnapping President Barack Obama’s dog, Bo.
He claimed to arresting officers that he was Jesus Christ and was planning to run for president.
The story went viral not only on The Press website, but on countless others throughout the world.
Millions got a good laugh out of it.
The comments section on our Facebook page were mostly humorous in nature. Yet only a handful of people brought up possible mental health concerns.
The situation wasn’t really something to laugh about.
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Dustin Monke 