Jonathan Martin Detained: Crisis Averted?
What in the actual hell was Jonathan Martin alluding to with this Instagram story?
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After this went up, Harvard-Westlake High School was sent into a frenzy, causing parents to immediately go and pick their children up.
Why was that particular school so concerned with the message?
Jonathan Martin went there… and he was in the area.
With all of the recent shootings, most notably the one at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, there was considerable cause for concern.
Luckily, local law enforcement acted quickly and detained Jonathan Martin before anything could come of the vague threat.
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The question remaining is this: What in the hell was Jonathan Martin thinking?
Listed in the message were some of his former teammates, most notably Richie Incognito, a prominent figure in Jonathan Martin’s bullying saga from 2013.
It felt like a final note, calling out his tormenters one more time before some drastic deed was to be done.
Eerie doesn’t even begin to describe the feeling I got when I saw it, and for the people in the area, it had to chill their blood icy.
Was he actually threatening to shoot up the school?
Was he threatening to commit suicide?
Either way, that’s the sort message that someone who is mentally unstable puts out there.
We’re lucky that things progressed in the manner they did and that Jonathan Martin was high profile enough to warrant immediate attention.
On another day with another person, it would have been a tragedy.
Since he was detained by the authorities, we’ve learned a few bits of information.
Jonathan Martin had a gun in his possession when he was arrested, and according to TMZ reports, he had recently purchased two guns, one of which was in the photo.
The second piece of information that has come out shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone, but it’s certainly positive thing to hear: Jonathan Martin is currently undergoing psychiatric evaluations.
As insane as the threat seemed, to that point, he hadn’t yet committed any real crime.
It’s easy for someone standing on the outside to want him to be locked away from the rest of the world, never to be heard from again.
But as bad as the situation was, it was a real win for everyone involved.
He clearly has a very real mental issue that needs to be addressed, and if we’re all lucky, he can change his path to become the poster child for handling one’s mental issue after a breakdown.
The world desperately needs that beacon of hope, that one person that turned it all around.
Jonathan Martin has a second chance at life to become that person.