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Any word on whether Taylor Swift is still stalking him? I can think of a lot of worse things crawling on my cell ceiling than Taylor Swift. He should rekindle their relationship. 😛
James Shaw is the definition of a real life super hero and then raising all that money for the funerals of the deceased just shows the qualities of James don't just stop at heroism.
The father should serve every day of his son's sentence too. Knowing his son had schizophrenia and was off meds, knowing he was troubled and already had encounters with the law, he unlocked the gun safe and let him take his pick. Great parenting! The guy who took the gun away is a humble hero. Well done.
10000%. It's ridiculous his parents just let him move away with guns and not do anything to try and attempt to get him into another mental hospital. Schizophrenia is no joke.. and it should be treated with the upmost seriousness.
@@garbagemancan it is when a condition of the court giving you the property is for you to agree to not allow your son to have access to it. And then, you know, you go ahead and directly violate that condition. If he didn't want the responsibility, he could've simply said, nope, I don't want the guns or the responsibility. But by willingly accepting them (rather than them being forfeited to the state), he assumed the responsibility that the court placed on him at the time. It's literally how that works, and like I said, he didn't have to agree.
Family can not force an adult child to take medication or get mental illness healthcare. Dude knew he was supposed to be on medication. Its nobody's responsibility except his own.
The rules for forcing someone to get help make it difficult. Even if you get a 72hr hold, if the person isnt suicidal or saying homicidal things, they release them...
@@lastbestplace8112 fr like if you aren't going to be using his guns why even keep them to begin with. I'd understand if you are a hunter or a gun collector but besides that why would you need to keep the guns he's not allowed to have. I'd sell them back to arms dealer. Problem solved can't get to guns that aren't there
Wow !!! James Shaw Jr. is an amazing human being !!! Not only did he save lives at great risk to his own, he then raised money for the victims funerals !!! Tennessee, we are lucky to have this man in our great state 😊. Thank you Mr Shaw for your selfless bravery ❤
I'm watching an immediate family member slowly deteriorate in real time due to paranoid schizophrenia. It's harrowing. This case always makes me so sad.
A co-worker (who had become a friend) suddenly started acting differently. We were all about 20 yrs old, and working on a university campus while attending school. I noticed that he was posturing more, and swinging his head dramatically whenever he was talking. One day, he just disappeared, from work and from our group. We tried calling g his home, but we're only told that he was away. Months later, someone told us that he was institutionalized with a severe case of schizophrenia. We never saw him again. I have wondered about him for the last 40 years. (I heard that his younger brother went the same way. Tragic.)
I am too.. If you’d ever like to chat it might help us both. Was crazy as my brother is going through all of this exact same thing I’m only a third of the way through the video though
My ex went through it, and refused to get help. Had to watch him deteriorate in real time after being with him for 10 years. Had to save myself or I was scared what would happen.
This is such a sad case. I've dealt, firsthand, with schizophrenic patients in a full blown episode...it isn't pleasant. These poor souls are literally terrified of something that is real to themselves. The mental health system is absolutely broken and have failed so many people like him. This is one case, that truly deserved the insanity plea. I hope that he isn't just a prison cast-off and can find the help and mental peace he, so rightly, deserves.
Schizophrenia is absolutely no joke. My heart can’t do anything but ache for everyone. Travis was suffering. I refuse to believe his parents didn’t aid in his danger to society. Why on earth would his father give him that weapon. I’m furious nobody gave him the help he truly needed and those poor people had to loose their lives or suffer such traumatic events that could have been avoided. Curse this joke system.
If the people with power in this country wanted to stop mass shootings, they would have done it ages ago. The NRA (and all politicians who take NRA money) love mass shooters. They sell guns to the shooters, and they sell guns to all the people who are scared of the shooters. The more shootings there are, the more money they make.
Actually no, in the case of James Shaw, that “voice” that told him to act was his own conscience. He decided to relay it as a “voice he heard” for dramatic effect, and potential religious motive. And in the case of the gunman, the “voices” he heard weren’t real, so in reality, neither of these men actually heard “voices”.
I lost it when James apologized to the friends and family of those he could not save. If we had more people like him, this world would be a much better place. James: I hope you have found the peace that you deserve.
I've been really enjoying this channel lately, I'm a big fan of the way the facts of the case are shared with little speculation, opinion sharing or commentary. In the true crime world, its common to have creators spend too much time dwelling on the gory details or minimizing the crime itself, or cracking wise about the case. It's refreshing to have someone just state what happened, go through the investigation and interrogations with a conclusion. Please keep creating these videos!
It is sooo sad. One of my good friends suffers from it and is aware but is so paranoid. It's a lot to cope with for all involved. He'll have "conversations" with me that I literally wasn't present for (hallucinations). Some of his hallucinations are not "real life people" and when he's on his meds, he misses them like you'd miss your real life friends. It's so incredibly sad. And listening to Travis, you can genuinely tell he believes his delusions 100% and the s is not an act or excuse. He's really upset.... You can hear it in his voice. :( I feel like so many people either didn't help the situation, and may have even contributed (by giving his guns back). Just a horrible case. It didn't have to happen 😭💔
My dad suffered from it, I can't even say on here the things he did to himself, physically tortured himself for years and years, he took his own eyesight and that's not even the worst of it, God told him to do those things to himself, it gets worse the older you get, they hate taking the medication even tho it works, the Dr told me they get a feeling of being hi when they stop taking the medication because I couldn't understand why he would always stop taking his medication, it's sad he was in the NFL draft in 73 and his sickness ruined that chance, I will say he never harmed another person well not physically anyway
damn the guy that fought back, "i heard a voice; do it, do it now". instant tears to my eye. BOLD move. in this case, the right move. so happy he saved lives
What is shame that the local news media and the national news media did not praise this young black hero but of course that doesn't meet the narrative and it doesn't fuel the racial tensions so the news media has no interest in praising and thanking those who actually do something heroic.
@@knappingrkugh stop. He was interviewed several times. But if you could put yourself in his shoes, maybe he doesn't want to be constantly reminded of such a terrible experience. Stop it.
Mr. Shaw is a true hero in EVERY sense of the word. He stepped up when he didn’t have too, and when so many others would not. He saved countless lives. I truly hope his life is filled with nothing but abundant blessings. He is an inspiration. ♥️
What an incredible story of bravery. And madness. James Shaw, Jr. - you are a hero in every sense of the word. May God bless and keep you for the rest of your life. 🌟
This is a very real look into what an algorithm can do to someone going through a schizophrenic episode. If the person doesn't understand how the online world works, imagine how messed up delusions can become when they don't realize it's something digital analyzing their data to better suit their needs for entertainment. Being homeschooled wouldn't have helped with that whatsoever.
I have schizoaffective bipolar and it ABSOLUTELY fucks with me when I'm in psychosis or manic. even when I logically know exactly what algorithms are and how they work. I still get SO paranoid
Agrees! Even the most sane person tends to get overwhelmed with the way algorithms work! Accidentally click on one sad video and that's all it throws at you for days. Like, gee..if I didn't feel horrible before, I sure do now!
Schizophrenia is so scary. People don’t fully understand like, my cousin was a fully normal accountant with a great job. Then one day in his kid 20’s he ran out of the building saying he couldn’t hear himself think anymore. He’s threatened to kill us all multiple times and I’ve seen him assault his own mother. It really tears a family a part and is so dangerous
Yeah, about 8 years ago, I had a problem sleeping and didn't sleep for about a week or so, and I called my wife and told her that Jeff Bezos snuck into our condo and was using my toothbrush. Needless to say, she left work and found me standing on the kitchen table holding a softball bat, so I feel for him.
Wow Jeff bezos could have any toothbrush in the world and for some reason he wanted yours. I know you comment wasnt meant to be funny, so I just say if this was a made up story, instead of a real life event, I'd be laughing until my face hurt! Also I hope you're doing better and getting the sleep you need
I couldn’t sleep for four days and started having hallucinations. Seeing things running across my floor, hearing music that wasn’t there. It was terrifying.
I know his little adopted brother, and he would always talking about how he was “set up”, he’s mentally unstable as well, he would always talk about how the hero was actually the person who killed everyone and that Travis was the real victim, it’s tragic to hear him try to make up stories in denial of his brother’s crimes
This is one of those situations where this dude was clearly legitimately schizophrenic and completely was clueless about the consequences to his actions. Shouldn’t he have been found not guilty by reason of insanity? And then just been locked up in a psych ward for the rest of his life?
@@victoriawilliams2786 Wilfully maybe but is his illness not already affecting his rational thought. Could be any reason for not taking them. Side effects, paranoid about taking them. Also could there have been more done to prevent this. His Father certainly but what about the police the courts and his medical care?
@@YowzaBowzaWowza Doesn't matter. I'm bipolar. If I quit taking my meds and start hallucinating, killing people in the process, I'd be held completely responsible. Simply because I know I have mental illness and that I'm responsible for my treatment, to stay mentally stable.
My heart goes out to people who have to live with schizophrenia…I met a guy once when I stayed in the psych ward, and when he got back on his treatment he was the most intelligent, sweet person.
EVIL?! He was totally sick and out of his mind! I know a teenager who has schizophrenia, does that make her evil? I feel so sorry for this kid and his family.. It's impossible to force your child to do anything, let alone take meds. Cop's can't help, no one can.. I feel for the innocent people and their family's, that were killed as well.. What a horrible thing.. 🤔
I personally believe these things bring out the worst you're capable of. If it's evil, it's evil. No one ever goes insane with kindness. It's always bad. Have to wonder why that is.
They're always fine, until they start shooting people up. You can't expect people to just accept death of the loved ones, and "oh, well" move on. He killed them, he commited the evil act. People like this should be either forced to take their pills, or not be in a wider society roaming free. It shouldn't be up to them to take or ignore the pills, if they decide to take them. It's a disaster waiting to happen. I hope the teenager you know takes her pills, and you or your family won't end up like these victims. Then some other youtube commenter will say. "I'm sorry for your death, but..."
@@9thumbsup79look up the brain’s propensity towards the negative - we are hardwired from evolution to be apprehensive about new stuff. Amygdala triggers fight, flight, freeze and fawn - NOT cheer, dance, happy, smile. Feelings of fear and anger are so strong because they used to keep us alive - and they are carried into our brains today. Sadly, during a psychotic episode the cortex does not “work” - so you can’t reason with someone in that state, you have to calm them until a point where their thinking brain starts taking over again. It’s like learning new things when you are paralyzed by fear- it’s almost impossible. So there’s a lot of interesting neurobiology in this stuff. Will encourage to look up this stuff, because it’s mindblowing. Btw, all brains display these patterns, but the psychiatric episode it may happen more often and with more force.
Do you know what’s really insane my friend, is how your channel doesn’t have quadruple the Subscribers that has right now….🤯 this is such a good channel. It should have millions of subscribers because it’s one of the best True Crime channels on the platform!
Feel bad for the guy tbh, seemed like he was genuinely trying to do the right things but his illness wouldn’t let him. He needed help, his family should have stepped up and gotten him some, involuntarily if necessary
It's difficult to get an adult committed. There's not much that can be done if they refuse to cooperate. you can't just get them help, and expect everything to be okay, anyway. At best, something like schizophrenia is managed, not cured. No mental disorders are curable. It's why treatments have such a small success rate. Behavior is hard to get a grasp on, and then you throw delusion into it, and well, good luck.
@@urcoolstepmom I don’t dispute that, at all. What he did was inexcusable, and unforgivable. I just don’t think that the choices that led him down that path were entirely his own. The fact that he applied for a job, and attended at least the first day, makes me think that he had a sense of what he should be doing, he just couldn’t carry on. Idk, just my opinions.
I agree with you, you can tell he was crying out for help contacting the police and doing as much as he could to make it known he was losing touch. That really had to be a hard battle he was going through in his mind. Wondering if he's crazy, or not and trying to ask for help the only way he could comprehend how. What he did was insane and inexcusable but he was not in full control of his actions and too many people who watched him go on a insanity downward spiral barely did anything to get him admitted.
James Shaw Jr. is a hero, and what we all NEED in this world. I can't imagine the strength and bravery it took to thwart a completely insane person with a weapon, but he did, saving many lives. My prayers to everyone suffering the loss of their loved ones.
This video make me giggle in the beginning over Taylor Swift stalking him, but man did that mood take a 180… I’ve never felt so many emotions in a true crime video before
Ive been on a Stay awake binge and i think it’s starting to be an addiction i have to watch them all😂🤦🏼♀️. Love the way you set up your videos and how much work you put into them!
This is really sad. I have had two family members who suffered from serious mental illnesses. They really believe what they are saying and seeing. There is no reasoning with them. There’s a revolving door to hospitals, ER, jails and courts. It’s exhausting for the family. The stress and worry and frustration is real.
This guy needs forced treatment... Obviously it's terrible that he did this but if he was legally insane during the act, shouldn't that count for something? If he literally wasn't himself because of psychosis, him being in prison for what he did in psychosis isn't going to solve anything.
Having a mental illness isn't sufficient for an insanity defense. He had a prior diagnosis and refused to take the medications to control his disease. Once you choose to be psychotic you're accountable for your actions when you're in that state regardless.
The scary thing about severe mental illness is you can be perfectly normal until your early to mid-twenties. which only reinforces the belief in the person's mind that what they're experiencing is real.
Man this one hits me.. I have been in psychosis before and I thought some crazy stuff and I was scared that people would come after me or my friends or family if I talked about some things (that weren't actually happening). I even was jailed for disorderly conduct for angrily knocking over someone's trash can because I thought a bus driver who dropped me off purposely dropped me off before the house they were supposed to.. And what is crazy is how long it can go on for if you are afraid to speak about what is wrong. You can act completely normal to other people, but think some crazy stuff is going on. As for my celebrity delusion: I thought Johnathan Davis was actually secretly my brother.. lol Some of it is kind of funny looking back, but was terrifying to actually experience it.
Me too. I experienced madness 1st hand when I went off benzos cold turkey. Psychosis is like sharing your brain with crazy person and there's no escape. It lasted for 4 hellish months.
I was in a coma and had died for 23 minutes, ended up having an emergency tracheotomy done, but I experienced a pretty severe drug induced psychosis. I woke up thinking and remembered everything (I hate write it down bc the tube in my throat) but I thought my whole family hated me, that my dad wanted me aborted, and the hospital was trying to kill me. I’m still scared that it’ll happened again.. and I won’t realize it? I have very bad anxiety and get worried, like what if it’s happening right now and I don’t know? As someone that I’ve found a similar experience with, do you relate or get nervous? When I said “get scared” it’s not something I’m thinking about actively, but I’ll see something like this case and my anxiety heightens ya know.
Ya know I was kinda chuckling at first cause of the absurdity but in all honesty it’s actually heart wrenching and no one deserves to live a hell like that. Love your content
Travis is sadly a victim also. He should have been monitored better. A person cannot control their own schizophrenia. I appreciate this story because of the galliant hero, Mr. Shaw. God bless him. ❤
Well, a person can try easing their disease. I noticed that sleep is extremely important, something happens in the brain, especially to certain people, that lack of sleep just makes them completely gone. I am like that myself, but it affects me in a way that I would flight rather than fight.
you can be prone to schizophrenia but like all other traits it is a product of their environment. Their parents gave him the most schizophrenic environment they possibly could have
Im 25f and I don’t have schizophrenia but I’ve had multiple psychotic episodes with paranoid delusions (I believed that the sky was going to open up and something was going to come down to kill me. If I go outside under the sky I will be killed by the “entities”) lemme tell you I knew that I was going crazy but i truly believed these things. Schizophrenia, a mental illness that is basically 100 times more intense than what I faced, is just an unimaginable disease. God damn it this could’ve been prevented. These victims didn’t deserve this.
I had a friend with the same illness. Songs in radio, written long ago, were about him. Little girls giggling in park were laughing at him. "They" were watching him and so on. He killed himself after another medication change. Almost 30yrs old.
I blame the parents. They completly isolated him and the father gave him a gun. He is clearly insane beyond any saving but the parents could have done something. I hope they don't just lock him up, he is a danger to his fellow inmates, he needs some sort of treatment.
I’ve had paranoia and psychosis before. It’s a surreal experience. So to think he had full time schizophrenia.. and shown very obvious signs... and had no intervention in his mental health... is truly devastating. I remember my worst moments...it lasted months. And in became so unbearable... I didn’t want it continuing. I can’t imagine what it would’ve been like for him. I’m lucky mine was trauma induced. And frequents me often but clearly not to this extreme. He was terrified. I just remember feeling like everybody was going to kill me. Helicopters, police... anybody. Again, I actually can’t imagine the extremes in his mind. He’s very clearly a very sick man, that needs to be shown he doesn’t need to fear medication and hospitalisation when it’s needed.
I really want people to know, medication is only half the part of dealing with a mental illness. You need therapy, however you can get it. Dealing with psychosis is beyond any experience you’ve ever had, and medication, hospitalisation, and therapy is necessary.
Every one knows someone with this horrendous disruption of reality. It s sad. Heart breaking. Their fear is so real! Hard & Scary to live around because, a word, a smell, a song, a taste, can trigger the psychosis. One minute your a friend, the next minute, a Foe he needs protection from. Blessings of light and healing God Willing to all who suffer this most challenging existence, for the person and for all those close to them. Courageous , most tortured souls.
I feel like this piece should be renamed to "The heroism of James Shaw Jr." This man deserves more recognition. The story of Travis is absolutely devastating, so many opportunities to intervene, but our system, it would seem, just doesn't take mental illness seriously enough. Thank you James Shaw, Jr., for your heroism. Thank you Stayawake for putting this together; it is good to know there are true heroes out there still who take action.
Its amazing how similar these symptoms are to psychosis...secondary to meth/upper abuse or Sleep deprivation.the paranoia and delusions even auditory and visual hallucinations. I experienced this once and its earth shattering when you learn this was all in your head. You either accept it and move on or cling to them and double down
Indeed they are very real & terrifying! That's why you don't do that shite again after you experience it because you know the danger! You then warn others what will happen! You don't play with a reality, seperate from actual reality, & happening in only one mind! Murder is very real and all of the conditions that bring about halucinations that result in murder are freakin preventable! They are purposed choices made by self serving ppl who have no right to plead not guilty and try remove their culpability for a choice that they made! It's fine when the choice only affects them, but when it ends someone else's life? And they cry they couldn't help what they did? He!! No! These ppl don't get a free pass on murder. (Well, ppl do because the law is negotiated,(& that's ppl's fault), but it shouldn't be negotiable at all because that makes it a policy and not a law).
@@thequieterubcomethemoreuhe1198 There are cases where the insanity plea is definitely fitting such as Michael Barisone but these days it seems they are throwing it out left and right which then makes it look like everyone is crying wolf! However if you have been diagnosed with schizophrenia or any psychosis type of mental illness and a MD has worked out a Rx regimen that worked when taken appropriately but you CHOOSE not to take the medication that have been prescribed therefore the hallucinations return and an act of violence is committed the defendant should not even be able to use the insanity defense because you were sane enough to make the choice to not take the medication knowing you should be taking it 100% of the time! I do NOT think they can even put insanity on the table you are 100% at fault for the murder
This is the EXACT reason why we need to reopen mental institutions. Why were they ever closed to begin with? These people should not be left out in society to their own devices.
I sincerely hope that the Father is convicted for his part in this tragedy, although it’s very unlikely that he will *BE. (Proper verbiage provided by @Pudding Tame )😊
It's something that so many people do though, his father should get something but he certainly did not pull the trigger. We need more mandatory lessons when acquiring firearms.
There is no telling how many people’s lives James Shaw Jr saved that day. I’m so glad that you included the surveillance footage of him fighting Travis off. It was incredibly brave and I hope his life is blessed beyond what he could ever imagine. I also hope that Travis gets treatment because this could’ve been avoided, and while it’s too late for him to have his freedom, he definitely needs help.
I have a family member just like this. They think they're in relationships or are friends with different celebrities and there's nothing you can do to help them.
When James was awarded for his bravery. That brought a tear to my eye. Also the fact that he raised $241,000 for the funerals is just awesome. It’s nice to know there are people like that.
@@taramay8174he was given explicit rules that he cannot give his son's guns back to him. Then he gave them back. Then his son went and shot a bunch of people.
Reminds me of a young Asian woman in my neighborhood, she put signs all over her car that said “wind and wood bullies, stop stalking me!” She would walk in a store with glasses, hat, hood and hold a piece of paper that she printed off her computer in front of her face that said “wind and wood bullies stop stalking me!” Very sad.
It's shocking to see that the healthcare in the US is at such a third-world-state where this guy is allowed to spiral out of control and do what he did.
And guns are incredibly easy to get….because self defence and some ‘god given right’ in a constitutional document that was written hundreds of years ago. I am so glad that I live in Australia
And that their justice system puts insane people in prison. Because they didnt take their medication? HA! And look at all these American lunatics that are fine with this. All these cowards got to say is that James is a hero. Jesus Christ. What a disgusting nation of cowards and lunatics.
This country is so screwed No mental health treatment for a clear mad man, he does mass shooting during an episode and goes to prison for it, and the guy who gave him the gun goes free. Wtf are we doing here?!
My brother has schizophrenia too. most people who have it do not hurt others. Then there's people like Travis and my brother. I could so see him doing something like this and he had unlimited gun access... terrifying. thankfully he's in jail right now, but he committed a different heinous crime instead.
It does sound funny, but if you legitimately saw someone following you everywhere and they wouldn't go away no matter how often you asked, and police did absolutely nothing about you being harrassed-- To him Taylor was stalking him. That was his reality. His brain thought she was as real as everyone else.
Many homeless ppl are Schitzophrenics , its hard enough to pull yourself up out of that nightmare, for someone with mental health issues ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO DO IT
It is mindboggling how preventable a lot of these tragedies induced by mental illnesses are, and how noticeable the mental illnesses are, yet nobody knows how to prevent this. It takes a village to raise a person.
The police that previously let him go too should get locked up as well for not doing extensive research about his background history. He should have been evaluated more until release.
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The next brand new STAYAWAKE episode will be here next Sunday Feb 19th!
We will then be posting a new video every Sunday following next Sunday.
Thank you all again for watching!
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Yay! Easily one of my favorite channels.
Jeffrey was sentenced to 18 months back in March, FYI
Any word on whether Taylor Swift is still stalking him? I can think of a lot of worse things crawling on my cell ceiling than Taylor Swift. He should rekindle their relationship. 😛
All I know is you have a thing for the word plethora 😂😂😂.. other than that good job .. been watching videos all day
James Shaw is the definition of a real life super hero and then raising all that money for the funerals of the deceased just shows the qualities of James don't just stop at heroism.
Really Amazing
Amen! It’s truly incredible his calmness under the most extreme duress. James Shaw hats off to you! You’re amazing.
Angels do walk amongst us!
James Shaw, my man! Give this guy a fricking cape, cause he is a damn superhero!
grown man raiaed with real morals!!!
The father should serve every day of his son's sentence too. Knowing his son had schizophrenia and was off meds, knowing he was troubled and already had encounters with the law, he unlocked the gun safe and let him take his pick. Great parenting! The guy who took the gun away is a humble hero. Well done.
10000%. It's ridiculous his parents just let him move away with guns and not do anything to try and attempt to get him into another mental hospital. Schizophrenia is no joke.. and it should be treated with the upmost seriousness.
Dad's gonna do time.
@@garbagemancan it is when a condition of the court giving you the property is for you to agree to not allow your son to have access to it. And then, you know, you go ahead and directly violate that condition.
If he didn't want the responsibility, he could've simply said, nope, I don't want the guns or the responsibility. But by willingly accepting them (rather than them being forfeited to the state), he assumed the responsibility that the court placed on him at the time. It's literally how that works, and like I said, he didn't have to agree.
Fiona s t f u. You do not know all the details so s t f u. There are only losers here 😢
@@garbagemancan He got 18 months.
100% preventable. His family failed him and those who lost their lives.
yes, not to mention law enforcement...
Family can not force an adult child to take medication or get mental illness healthcare.
Dude knew he was supposed to be on medication. Its nobody's responsibility except his own.
The rules for forcing someone to get help make it difficult. Even if you get a 72hr hold, if the person isnt suicidal or saying homicidal things, they release them...
@@bettyjean740 they don't give them their guns back however...
@@lastbestplace8112 fr like if you aren't going to be using his guns why even keep them to begin with. I'd understand if you are a hunter or a gun collector but besides that why would you need to keep the guns he's not allowed to have. I'd sell them back to arms dealer. Problem solved can't get to guns that aren't there
Wow !!! James Shaw Jr. is an amazing human being !!! Not only did he save lives at great risk to his own, he then raised money for the victims funerals !!! Tennessee, we are lucky to have this man in our great state 😊. Thank you Mr Shaw for your selfless bravery ❤
I'm watching an immediate family member slowly deteriorate in real time due to paranoid schizophrenia. It's harrowing. This case always makes me so sad.
A co-worker (who had become a friend) suddenly started acting differently. We were all about 20 yrs old, and working on a university campus while attending school. I noticed that he was posturing more, and swinging his head dramatically whenever he was talking. One day, he just disappeared, from work and from our group. We tried calling g his home, but we're only told that he was away. Months later, someone told us that he was institutionalized with a severe case of schizophrenia. We never saw him again. I have wondered about him for the last 40 years. (I heard that his younger brother went the same way. Tragic.)
A couple books I found helpful "The Road Back From Schizophrenia," and "Love is Letting Go of Fear."
@@MásCebollasPorFavor Thank you so much. I'll look into these.
I am too.. If you’d ever like to chat it might help us both. Was crazy as my brother is going through all of this exact same thing I’m only a third of the way through the video though
My ex went through it, and refused to get help. Had to watch him deteriorate in real time after being with him for 10 years. Had to save myself or I was scared what would happen.
This is such a sad case. I've dealt, firsthand, with schizophrenic patients in a full blown episode...it isn't pleasant. These poor souls are literally terrified of something that is real to themselves. The mental health system is absolutely broken and have failed so many people like him. This is one case, that truly deserved the insanity plea. I hope that he isn't just a prison cast-off and can find the help and mental peace he, so rightly, deserves.
I'd like to think that Taylor swift really did put his toilet seat up while saying under her breath "nobody is going to believe him"
I wish I had a dime for every time I’ve heard this one.
This had me laughing so hard! 😂
I was thinking, if you have ever lived with a male, they always leave the toilet seat up, unless their told too lol x
"this will really mess up his toilet"
Oh yeah because mental health illnesses are just so funny aren't they? Smdh
That call handler was FANTASTIC. Not a pause when he said it was TS who was stalking him. So professional and kind
right? I would have lost my job
James Shaw Jr is an amazing human being, many of us would like to believe we could step up in that situation but the reality is most of us couldn’t
Indeed. Who knows how many more injuries and deaths he prevented. He really is a hero. 💖
I couldn't agree with you more 😊
Chances are would faint just like those mini pass out goat goats. James Shaw Rocks.
An actual real life, real deal, hero. He’s got something in him 99.99% or the population doesn’t have. What an amazing person.
Well said...👏
James Shaw Jr is honestly one of the bravest people of our time. Absolute hero.
Schizophrenia is absolutely no joke. My heart can’t do anything but ache for everyone. Travis was suffering. I refuse to believe his parents didn’t aid in his danger to society. Why on earth would his father give him that weapon. I’m furious nobody gave him the help he truly needed and those poor people had to loose their lives or suffer such traumatic events that could have been avoided. Curse this joke system.
Q predicted this.
@@klof4276 Say what?
If the people with power in this country wanted to stop mass shootings, they would have done it ages ago. The NRA (and all politicians who take NRA money) love mass shooters. They sell guns to the shooters, and they sell guns to all the people who are scared of the shooters. The more shootings there are, the more money they make.
I suffer from schizophrenia. It was brought on by my father passing away in 2018.
Depression is associated with higher rates of arrests for violent crime.
Two men who acted on the voices in their head...One man broken, one man a hero.
Actually no, in the case of James Shaw, that “voice” that told him to act was his own conscience. He decided to relay it as a “voice he heard” for dramatic effect, and potential religious motive. And in the case of the gunman, the “voices” he heard weren’t real, so in reality, neither of these men actually heard “voices”.
Well said 😢
bruh
Woah…….
That was really deep!!! ❤❤
@@murakawa-san2279You’re ridiculous.
And you have Obviously Never Heard the Voice of God.
Or you HAVE heard it, and chose to ignore it.
I lost it when James apologized to the friends and family of those he could not save. If we had more people like him, this world would be a much better place.
James: I hope you have found the peace that you deserve.
Yep, he is the definition of a REAL hero, a lot of people throw that word around about cops, etc.....James is an actual hero.
Those words really got to me too! He's a special young man and definitely what being a hero means!! 😢
That was the only wholesome part of this video… everything else was sad af but this moment was also sad because of the context
I've been really enjoying this channel lately, I'm a big fan of the way the facts of the case are shared with little speculation, opinion sharing or commentary. In the true crime world, its common to have creators spend too much time dwelling on the gory details or minimizing the crime itself, or cracking wise about the case. It's refreshing to have someone just state what happened, go through the investigation and interrogations with a conclusion. Please keep creating these videos!
Schizophrenia is a terrible disease that is extremely difficult to manage. My heart & prayers are with everyone affected by it.
It is sooo sad. One of my good friends suffers from it and is aware but is so paranoid. It's a lot to cope with for all involved. He'll have "conversations" with me that I literally wasn't present for (hallucinations). Some of his hallucinations are not "real life people" and when he's on his meds, he misses them like you'd miss your real life friends. It's so incredibly sad.
And listening to Travis, you can genuinely tell he believes his delusions 100% and the s is not an act or excuse. He's really upset.... You can hear it in his voice. :( I feel like so many people either didn't help the situation, and may have even contributed (by giving his guns back).
Just a horrible case. It didn't have to happen 😭💔
0 excuse for this
@@freshyp460 I hope none of your loved ones or you ever have to have this disorder/disease in your life.
My dad suffered from it, I can't even say on here the things he did to himself, physically tortured himself for years and years, he took his own eyesight and that's not even the worst of it, God told him to do those things to himself, it gets worse the older you get, they hate taking the medication even tho it works, the Dr told me they get a feeling of being hi when they stop taking the medication because I couldn't understand why he would always stop taking his medication, it's sad he was in the NFL draft in 73 and his sickness ruined that chance, I will say he never harmed another person well not physically anyway
@@dawsondetrana5496 eye can’t believe that
damn the guy that fought back, "i heard a voice; do it, do it now". instant tears to my eye. BOLD move. in this case, the right move. so happy he saved lives
Wow... James is a straight up hero. That took an insane amount of bravery
He threw nakey boi like a rag doll
What is shame that the local news media and the national news media did not praise this young black hero but of course that doesn't meet the narrative and it doesn't fuel the racial tensions so the news media has no interest in praising and thanking those who actually do something heroic.
It’s what any good person would do
@@knappingrkugh stop. He was interviewed several times. But if you could put yourself in his shoes, maybe he doesn't want to be constantly reminded of such a terrible experience. Stop it.
I'd have cried and pissed myself
That 911 responder was the definition of a professional. She heard Taylor Swift and you could barely hear anything in her voice. lol
Mr. Shaw is a true hero in EVERY sense of the word. He stepped up when he didn’t have too, and when so many others would not. He saved countless lives. I truly hope his life is filled with nothing but abundant blessings. He is an inspiration. ♥️
What an incredible story of bravery. And madness. James Shaw, Jr. - you are a hero in every sense of the word. May God bless and keep you for the rest of your life. 🌟
This is a very real look into what an algorithm can do to someone going through a schizophrenic episode. If the person doesn't understand how the online world works, imagine how messed up delusions can become when they don't realize it's something digital analyzing their data to better suit their needs for entertainment. Being homeschooled wouldn't have helped with that whatsoever.
Good point
I have schizoaffective bipolar and it ABSOLUTELY fucks with me when I'm in psychosis or manic. even when I logically know exactly what algorithms are and how they work. I still get SO paranoid
Agrees! Even the most sane person tends to get overwhelmed with the way algorithms work! Accidentally click on one sad video and that's all it throws at you for days. Like, gee..if I didn't feel horrible before, I sure do now!
Agreed, I think growing up homeschooled my exaggerate and make someone worst by not having a clue about how to be social.
Well, there are also metaphysical aspects to reality that many "sane" people chose to ignore. Life is way much crazier than people think it is.
Schizophrenia is so scary. People don’t fully understand like, my cousin was a fully normal accountant with a great job. Then one day in his kid 20’s he ran out of the building saying he couldn’t hear himself think anymore. He’s threatened to kill us all multiple times and I’ve seen him assault his own mother. It really tears a family a part and is so dangerous
Gotta love the country where even when you are diagnosed with schizophrenia, it is easier to get your hands on a gun than to get treatment
Maybe if most of them had a gun... No one, or fewer people anyway, would have died.
@@scottmason6972 ah yes of course. All data shows that more guns leads to less deaths by guns. Of course. Perfect solution
@ ygts= BOT ACCOUNT
There is no lack of treatment available. You are wrong
Ummm well both are available but you gotta go look for both . This particular case he only sought out one …. Clearly
james was a true hero , that level of bravery is rare
the balls on him, hes the man!!!
Yeah, about 8 years ago, I had a problem sleeping and didn't sleep for about a week or so, and I called my wife and told her that Jeff Bezos snuck into our condo and was using my toothbrush. Needless to say, she left work and found me standing on the kitchen table holding a softball bat, so I feel for him.
A psychotic break can literally happen to anyone. People forget this.
Wow Jeff bezos could have any toothbrush in the world and for some reason he wanted yours. I know you comment wasnt meant to be funny, so I just say if this was a made up story, instead of a real life event, I'd be laughing until my face hurt! Also I hope you're doing better and getting the sleep you need
I couldn’t sleep for four days and started having hallucinations. Seeing things running across my floor, hearing music that wasn’t there. It was terrifying.
Fucking Jeff, eh? Constantly with his shenanigans!
I hope he stopped bothering you by now?
Bezos is a prick. He probably did that
I know his little adopted brother, and he would always talking about how he was “set up”, he’s mentally unstable as well, he would always talk about how the hero was actually the person who killed everyone and that Travis was the real victim, it’s tragic to hear him try to make up stories in denial of his brother’s crimes
This case is so infuriating and so preventable. How could his family just leave him like that and leave weapons around. Horrid
I think they tried to help. But more should of been done
Exactly
Cops had multiple
opportunities to commit this nut case but did nothing. Don't blame the dad.
This is one of those situations where this dude was clearly legitimately schizophrenic and completely was clueless about the consequences to his actions. Shouldn’t he have been found not guilty by reason of insanity? And then just been locked up in a psych ward for the rest of his life?
The look in Travis’ eyes in his video, he just looks lost. Mr Shaw is an absolute legend. Good on you my sir!
That Young man who disarmed a gunman was so Brave. God Bless you and your family. You were raised well ❤️
The killer was 100% guilty but also literally insane. If he doesn’t qualify for an insanity defense how could anybody?
The issue with that determination is that he KNEW he was supposed to be on medication and willfully refused to take it.
@@victoriawilliams2786: It could be argued that unless actively medicated a schizophrenic is by definition insane.
@@victoriawilliams2786 Wilfully maybe but is his illness not already affecting his rational thought. Could be any reason for not taking them. Side effects, paranoid about taking them. Also could there have been more done to prevent this. His Father certainly but what about the police the courts and his medical care?
@@YowzaBowzaWowza Doesn't matter.
I'm bipolar. If I quit taking my meds and start hallucinating, killing people in the process, I'd be held completely responsible. Simply because I know I have mental illness and that I'm responsible for my treatment, to stay mentally stable.
@@cheech180 Adults can't be forced to to go to the psych ward etc...
My heart goes out to people who have to live with schizophrenia…I met a guy once when I stayed in the psych ward, and when he got back on his treatment he was the most intelligent, sweet person.
EVIL?! He was totally sick and out of his mind! I know a teenager who has schizophrenia, does that make her evil? I feel so sorry for this kid and his family.. It's impossible to force your child to do anything, let alone take meds. Cop's can't help, no one can.. I feel for the innocent people and their family's, that were killed as well.. What a horrible thing.. 🤔
I personally believe these things bring out the worst you're capable of. If it's evil, it's evil. No one ever goes insane with kindness. It's always bad. Have to wonder why that is.
They're always fine, until they start shooting people up. You can't expect people to just accept death of the loved ones, and "oh, well" move on. He killed them, he commited the evil act. People like this should be either forced to take their pills, or not be in a wider society roaming free. It shouldn't be up to them to take or ignore the pills, if they decide to take them. It's a disaster waiting to happen. I hope the teenager you know takes her pills, and you or your family won't end up like these victims. Then some other youtube commenter will say. "I'm sorry for your death, but..."
@@9thumbsup79look up the brain’s propensity towards the negative - we are hardwired from evolution to be apprehensive about new stuff. Amygdala triggers fight, flight, freeze and fawn - NOT cheer, dance, happy, smile. Feelings of fear and anger are so strong because they used to keep us alive - and they are carried into our brains today. Sadly, during a psychotic episode the cortex does not “work” - so you can’t reason with someone in that state, you have to calm them until a point where their thinking brain starts taking over again. It’s like learning new things when you are paralyzed by fear- it’s almost impossible. So there’s a lot of interesting neurobiology in this stuff. Will encourage to look up this stuff, because it’s mindblowing. Btw, all brains display these patterns, but the psychiatric episode it may happen more often and with more force.
Thank you for your heroic efforts James shaw!
Do you know what’s really insane my friend, is how your channel doesn’t have quadruple the Subscribers that has right now….🤯 this is such a good channel. It should have millions of subscribers because it’s one of the best True Crime channels on the platform!
Thank you for the kind words!! :)
Yeah I really love this channel and dreading. Both are A+.
Feel bad for the guy tbh, seemed like he was genuinely trying to do the right things but his illness wouldn’t let him. He needed help, his family should have stepped up and gotten him some, involuntarily if necessary
but now 4 families have to suffer bc of his actions. can’t forget that.
It's difficult to get an adult committed. There's not much that can be done if they refuse to cooperate. you can't just get them help, and expect everything to be okay, anyway. At best, something like schizophrenia is managed, not cured. No mental disorders are curable. It's why treatments have such a small success rate. Behavior is hard to get a grasp on, and then you throw delusion into it, and well, good luck.
Yes, four families lost a loved one and that is very sad. However, I too feel bad for Travis To live everyday with your wheels spinning like that…
@@urcoolstepmom I don’t dispute that, at all. What he did was inexcusable, and unforgivable. I just don’t think that the choices that led him down that path were entirely his own. The fact that he applied for a job, and attended at least the first day, makes me think that he had a sense of what he should be doing, he just couldn’t carry on. Idk, just my opinions.
I agree with you, you can tell he was crying out for help contacting the police and doing as much as he could to make it known he was losing touch. That really had to be a hard battle he was going through in his mind. Wondering if he's crazy, or not and trying to ask for help the only way he could comprehend how. What he did was insane and inexcusable but he was not in full control of his actions and too many people who watched him go on a insanity downward spiral barely did anything to get him admitted.
This is so sad. He clearly needed help a long time ago. His family were negligent
The people getting shot needed help too
James Shaw Jr. is a hero, and what we all NEED in this world. I can't imagine the strength and bravery it took to thwart a completely insane person with a weapon, but he did, saving many lives. My prayers to everyone suffering the loss of their loved ones.
I’ve heard this story multiple times before but this is the best coverage of it yet. Thanks for the video!
This video make me giggle in the beginning over Taylor Swift stalking him, but man did that mood take a 180… I’ve never felt so many emotions in a true crime video before
there's nothing funny about schizophrenic delusions
@B there’s something very funny about a grown man screaming into his cell phone that Taylor swift left his toilet seat up. That’s fucking hilarious
Travis was so handsome. 🌈
she did, travis kelce is her bf now
Ive been on a Stay awake binge and i think it’s starting to be an addiction i have to watch them all😂🤦🏼♀️. Love the way you set up your videos and how much work you put into them!
This is the editing style of yours I miss. Reporting the event but mixed with things the audience would think or envision. Good video.
This is really sad. I have had two family members who suffered from serious mental illnesses. They really believe what they are saying and seeing. There is no reasoning with them. There’s a revolving door to hospitals, ER, jails and courts. It’s exhausting for the family. The stress and worry and frustration is real.
I hope if the time ever can that I had even a little bit of the bravery that James displayed. What an absolute example of a man.
That man James is a true hero! He saved so many lives that day🙏🙏🙏
This guy needs forced treatment... Obviously it's terrible that he did this but if he was legally insane during the act, shouldn't that count for something? If he literally wasn't himself because of psychosis, him being in prison for what he did in psychosis isn't going to solve anything.
Well it will cause him to never have another psychosis episode in public soooooo
Honestly, sometimes prison treats people better than psych/behavioral hospitals. *sometimes* It just depends on the facility and the psychiatrist.
He knew he was supposed to be on medication and refused to take it. He is 100% responsible for his own actions.
@@victoriawilliams2786 I agree
Having a mental illness isn't sufficient for an insanity defense. He had a prior diagnosis and refused to take the medications to control his disease. Once you choose to be psychotic you're accountable for your actions when you're in that state regardless.
The scary thing about severe mental illness is you can be perfectly normal until your early to mid-twenties. which only reinforces the belief in the person's mind that what they're experiencing is real.
Man this one hits me.. I have been in psychosis before and I thought some crazy stuff and I was scared that people would come after me or my friends or family if I talked about some things (that weren't actually happening).
I even was jailed for disorderly conduct for angrily knocking over someone's trash can because I thought a bus driver who dropped me off purposely dropped me off before the house they were supposed to..
And what is crazy is how long it can go on for if you are afraid to speak about what is wrong. You can act completely normal to other people, but think some crazy stuff is going on.
As for my celebrity delusion: I thought Johnathan Davis was actually secretly my brother.. lol Some of it is kind of funny looking back, but was terrifying to actually experience it.
Same. It's terrible 😞
Me too. I experienced madness 1st hand when I went off benzos cold turkey. Psychosis is like sharing your brain with crazy person and there's no escape. It lasted for 4 hellish months.
I was in a coma and had died for 23 minutes, ended up having an emergency tracheotomy done, but I experienced a pretty severe drug induced psychosis. I woke up thinking and remembered everything (I hate write it down bc the tube in my throat) but I thought my whole family hated me, that my dad wanted me aborted, and the hospital was trying to kill me. I’m still scared that it’ll happened again.. and I won’t realize it? I have very bad anxiety and get worried, like what if it’s happening right now and I don’t know? As someone that I’ve found a similar experience with, do you relate or get nervous? When I said “get scared” it’s not something I’m thinking about actively, but I’ll see something like this case and my anxiety heightens ya know.
Another great video, my man. Thanks so much!
The dad absolutely BLOWS!
Ya know I was kinda chuckling at first cause of the absurdity but in all honesty it’s actually heart wrenching and no one deserves to live a hell like that.
Love your content
James truly is a brave hero with a kind and generous heart
How in the world can they throw someone in prison who is so clearly mentally ill?
Travis is sadly a victim also. He should have been monitored better. A person cannot control their own schizophrenia. I appreciate this story because of the galliant hero, Mr. Shaw. God bless him. ❤
Well, a person can try easing their disease. I noticed that sleep is extremely important, something happens in the brain, especially to certain people, that lack of sleep just makes them completely gone. I am like that myself, but it affects me in a way that I would flight rather than fight.
you can be prone to schizophrenia but like all other traits it is a product of their environment. Their parents gave him the most schizophrenic environment they possibly could have
Im 25f and I don’t have schizophrenia but I’ve had multiple psychotic episodes with paranoid delusions (I believed that the sky was going to open up and something was going to come down to kill me. If I go outside under the sky I will be killed by the “entities”) lemme tell you I knew that I was going crazy but i truly believed these things. Schizophrenia, a mental illness that is basically 100 times more intense than what I faced, is just an unimaginable disease.
God damn it this could’ve been prevented. These victims didn’t deserve this.
I had a friend with the same illness. Songs in radio, written long ago, were about him. Little girls giggling in park were laughing at him. "They" were watching him and so on.
He killed himself after another medication change. Almost 30yrs old.
One of your best vids yet bro💯 keep it up
I blame the parents. They completly isolated him and the father gave him a gun. He is clearly insane beyond any saving but the parents could have done something.
I hope they don't just lock him up, he is a danger to his fellow inmates, he needs some sort of treatment.
I’ve had paranoia and psychosis before. It’s a surreal experience. So to think he had full time schizophrenia.. and shown very obvious signs... and had no intervention in his mental health... is truly devastating. I remember my worst moments...it lasted months. And in became so unbearable... I didn’t want it continuing. I can’t imagine what it would’ve been like for him. I’m lucky mine was trauma induced. And frequents me often but clearly not to this extreme. He was terrified. I just remember feeling like everybody was going to kill me. Helicopters, police... anybody. Again, I actually can’t imagine the extremes in his mind. He’s very clearly a very sick man, that needs to be shown he doesn’t need to fear medication and hospitalisation when it’s needed.
If u want a deeper dive on the story Dave’s lemonade goes over it very well
A deeper dive is the trial. It’s rough.
His parents were concerned about his mental health, so they called the police for help? Are they stupid? Take him to a doctor.
To be fair, I also hate when Taylor Swift breaks into my house and flips my toilet seats up.
Classic Taylor move 🙄
Don’t we all 😂😂😂
I live in Nashville and I remember this well thank you for allowing us to understand better what had happened
James is now my hero, too. For disarming the gunman, yes, but mostly for doing what he could to honour the victims. What a truly brave, kind soul.
I really want people to know, medication is only half the part of dealing with a mental illness. You need therapy, however you can get it. Dealing with psychosis is beyond any experience you’ve ever had, and medication, hospitalisation, and therapy is necessary.
Wow, James Shaw is now my hero as well. What an amazingly brave and conscientious man ❤
Thank God for James. He no doubt saved many more lives by his actions.
Every one knows someone with this horrendous disruption of reality. It s sad. Heart breaking.
Their fear is so real! Hard & Scary to live around because, a word, a smell, a song, a taste, can trigger the psychosis.
One minute your a friend, the next minute, a Foe he needs protection from.
Blessings of light and healing God Willing to all who suffer this most challenging existence, for the person and for all those close to them. Courageous , most tortured souls.
I had a psychotic break, that shit is NO joke. Absolutely terrifying for everyone involved. Luckily mine was just a few days.
Travis seems nervous and paranoid. We should follow him around to make sure he’s okay.
I feel like this piece should be renamed to "The heroism of James Shaw Jr." This man deserves more recognition. The story of Travis is absolutely devastating, so many opportunities to intervene, but our system, it would seem, just doesn't take mental illness seriously enough. Thank you James Shaw, Jr., for your heroism. Thank you Stayawake for putting this together; it is good to know there are true heroes out there still who take action.
that poor kid was failed by everyone,his parents,health care profs,law enforcement
Its amazing how similar these symptoms are to psychosis...secondary to meth/upper abuse or Sleep deprivation.the paranoia and delusions even auditory and visual hallucinations. I experienced this once and its earth shattering when you learn this was all in your head. You either accept it and move on or cling to them and double down
Indeed they are very real & terrifying!
That's why you don't do that shite again after you experience it because you know the danger! You then warn others what will happen! You don't play with a reality, seperate from actual reality, & happening in only one mind!
Murder is very real and all of the conditions that bring about halucinations that result in murder are freakin preventable! They are purposed choices made by self serving ppl who have no right to plead not guilty and try remove their culpability for a choice that they made!
It's fine when the choice only affects them, but when it ends someone else's life? And they cry they couldn't help what they did? He!! No!
These ppl don't get a free pass on murder. (Well, ppl do because the law is negotiated,(& that's ppl's fault), but it shouldn't be negotiable at all because that makes it a policy and not a law).
@@thequieterubcomethemoreuhe1198
There are cases where the insanity plea is definitely fitting such as Michael Barisone but these days it seems they are throwing it out left and right which then makes it look like everyone is crying wolf! However if you have been diagnosed with schizophrenia or any psychosis type of mental illness and a MD has worked out a Rx regimen that worked when taken appropriately but you CHOOSE not to take the medication that have been prescribed therefore the hallucinations return and an act of violence is committed the defendant should not even be able to use the insanity defense because you were sane enough to make the choice to not take the medication knowing you should be taking it 100% of the time! I do NOT think they can even put insanity on the table you are 100% at fault for the murder
This is the EXACT reason why we need to reopen mental institutions. Why were they ever closed to begin with? These people should not be left out in society to their own devices.
And reformed (the institutions)
I sincerely hope that the Father is convicted for his part in this tragedy, although it’s very unlikely that he will *BE.
(Proper verbiage provided by @Pudding Tame )😊
"... that he will *BE."
He should be in jail
It's something that so many people do though, his father should get something but he certainly did not pull the trigger. We need more mandatory lessons when acquiring firearms.
@@puddingtame3483 Do you feel better now? Foh.
@@mikehunt3250 Yes.
There is no telling how many people’s lives James Shaw Jr saved that day. I’m so glad that you included the surveillance footage of him fighting Travis off. It was incredibly brave and I hope his life is blessed beyond what he could ever imagine. I also hope that Travis gets treatment because this could’ve been avoided, and while it’s too late for him to have his freedom, he definitely needs help.
I have a family member just like this. They think they're in relationships or are friends with different celebrities and there's nothing you can do to help them.
When James was awarded for his bravery. That brought a tear to my eye. Also the fact that he raised $241,000 for the funerals is just awesome. It’s nice to know there are people like that.
James Shaw Jr. What a noble hero. Inspiring.💜
ah, i remember this one. yeah, really weird and now that i know the story, really sad. thanks for sharing.
18:48 in what world is a schizophrenic man with a gun “the most unspeakable evil imaginable”
Yeah, a pretty pathetic thing to say.
He said after the unspeakable events which a crazy dude with a gun I’m sure you’d tell all your friends about what happened like a normal story 🙄
@@friderification no I just wouldn’t describe it as being the most unspeakable evil imaginable
The same world that finds "thoughts and prayers" to be a reasonable level of assistance during times of hardship.
RIP to those who passed that night. I pray that their families find peace and comfort someday. 🙏 so sad
The father is responsible for the deaths, he should be sentenced to at least 10 years for what he did.
What did he do
@@taramay8174he was given explicit rules that he cannot give his son's guns back to him.
Then he gave them back.
Then his son went and shot a bunch of people.
Reminds me of a young Asian woman in my neighborhood, she put signs all over her car that said “wind and wood bullies, stop stalking me!” She would walk in a store with glasses, hat, hood and hold a piece of paper that she printed off her computer in front of her face that said “wind and wood bullies stop stalking me!” Very sad.
It's shocking to see that the healthcare in the US is at such a third-world-state where this guy is allowed to spiral out of control and do what he did.
And guns are incredibly easy to get….because self defence and some ‘god given right’ in a constitutional document that was written hundreds of years ago. I am so glad that I live in Australia
And that their justice system puts insane people in prison. Because they didnt take their medication? HA! And look at all these American lunatics that are fine with this. All these cowards got to say is that James is a hero. Jesus Christ. What a disgusting nation of cowards and lunatics.
You young man are an absolute hero. Bless your quick thinking and bravery. That must have been scary. But you stood up for them all. Bless you, sir 😮❤
Thanks for another great video! I didn't know his father was also charged for giving this maniac his weapon back. Good! He should be charged!!
This country is so screwed
No mental health treatment for a clear mad man, he does mass shooting during an episode and goes to prison for it, and the guy who gave him the gun goes free.
Wtf are we doing here?!
Nothing to do with evil... he was very sick and out of his mind
I agree. The wording of that was odd. Just shows people still do not comprehend mental illness.
My brother has schizophrenia too. most people who have it do not hurt others. Then there's people like Travis and my brother.
I could so see him doing something like this and he had unlimited gun access... terrifying. thankfully he's in jail right now, but he committed a different heinous crime instead.
You don't want him to be in a psych facility?
Okay but Taylor shouldn't have led him on like that, climbing on top of Dairy Queen and playing hard-to-get
It does sound funny, but if you legitimately saw someone following you everywhere and they wouldn't go away no matter how often you asked, and police did absolutely nothing about you being harrassed--
To him Taylor was stalking him. That was his reality. His brain thought she was as real as everyone else.
Bravo James Shaw. Bravo. You show humanity at its best.
Many homeless ppl are Schitzophrenics , its hard enough to pull yourself up out of that nightmare, for someone with mental health issues ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO DO IT
Leave Taylor alone weirdo
@@pasteldragon1753 so you obviously have zero comprehension of how the real world works. Kudos to you for your kindness. I hope you never have issues.
It is mindboggling how preventable a lot of these tragedies induced by mental illnesses are, and how noticeable the mental illnesses are, yet nobody knows how to prevent this. It takes a village to raise a person.
James I pray God Blesses you throughout your life. You are my hero sir! Thank you!!!❤🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️
Your god is a fairy tale.
Me: *zoning out listening to this on the bus*
Video: “He equipped a pink dress and an AR-15”
Me:👀👀👀👀
I’m glad the dad was charged for his stupidity
The police that previously let him go too should get locked up as well for not doing extensive research about his background history. He should have been evaluated more until release.
my friend is schizophrenic and in a delusional break right now and there's nothing I can do to help him
I had that happen as well. It's scary because you really don't know what they're capable of. Good luck
You can baker act them