Those with mental health conditions should wear wristbands, says Tory candidate for Cambridge

[KamaAina]

http://cambridge.tab.co.uk/2015/04/13/mental-health-conditions-wear-wristbands-says-tory-candidate-cambridge/

A Tory parliamentary candidate has sparked outrage after claiming mental health patients should wear wristbands to identify their conditions.

Cambridge candidate Chamali Fernando was speaking at a hustings event hosted by the campaign group Keep Our NHS Public when she made the comment.

She said wearing wristbands indicating the nature of the person’s condition would be helpful to professionals as they often could not explain themselves....

Chamali explained those working in industries such as the legal profession could identify individuals based on wristband colour and this would place them a better position to help.

Wristbands? I guess the yellow Star of David and pink triangle were already taken.

[arcane1]

1. What color wristbands do assholes wear? I want to spot them from afar.

[LynneSin]

2. How about we have them carry a sign 'I'm a f*cking asshole'

simple enough

[bluesbassman]

3. Brown.

The OP content is no laughing matter though. I hope this person is really just misguided.

[DeadLetterOffice]

4. So we don't have all the idiots here in the U.S., obviously.

In the interest of full disclosure -- my wristband would be a fucking *rainbow* of color-coding, lol.

Oooooo, and the wristband makers could make a ton of money every time a new DSM version came out and changed the names of all the diagnoses. Better yet, maybe the APA (which published the DSM) could also be who makes and markets the wristbands!

Which would have to be un-removable, right, since if we can't even explain ourselves then surely we cannot be trusted to keep the wristband on? So not so much wristbands, as, say, manacles.

The stupid, it burns... and the ignorant prejudice fuckin' hurts.

[sendero]

5. Excellent idea!

I think greedy fucks should have to wear a green armband.

I think that sociopaths should have to wear a puce armband.

I think warmongers should have to wear a red armband.

I think congenital liars should have to wear a fuchsia armband.

I think that would be a good start.

[loyalsister]

6. How can they be trusted

Replacing them could be expensive. Maybe a tattoo on the forehead would be more cost effective.