re: #181 Dark_Falcon

The former (gun club), yes. The psychiatrist could not answer such a question unless she honestly believed he posed a threat to himself or others. This is due to Doctor/Patient privilege. If the psychiatrist were to issue such a warning to police, that amounts to a serious risk on her part. Such actions are reviewed by a state’s medical board, and if they find the doctor’s disclosure improper then the consequences are high, up to and including decertification.

Yes, unless she honestly believed he posed a threat. And no doubt she kept herself in denial for awhile, telling herself that she was seeing something that wasn’t there, that perhaps what she thought of as potentially dangerous behavior was simply a guy frustrated with life or having a hard time due to difficulties with his studies.

Why? Because the system has the power to yank her license away if she makes a bad call. The system discourages people from making such judgment calls and encourages silence in order to avoid punishment.