The Rescue League Pulls Into 'Crazy' Town, Act Two

 

THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS IS that most families don't recognize its symptoms, don't want to face its existence, or outright deny it altogether. It's much easier to blame someone's erratic behavior on addictive drugs or neglectful parents or just 'bad' kids. And God help the family member who calls it by its name, who by doing so risks embarassment and shame to the family unschooled or unable to grapple with the implications of "crazy." So you have to forgive Lynn and Jamie Spears, and even baby sister Jamie Lynn, if they allegedly reject the idea that their precious meal-ticket might be sick and need help. For all the so-called bad that Brit agent Sam Lutfi is accused of, seems like he might be the one and only, finally, to have Britney's best interests at heart.

Hollywood's TMZ and Perez Hilton have spent the night tracking down tidbits about Britney's latest hospitalization, reporting that the Spears' family is livid with Sam's attempt to wield influence over Brit's medical treatment. But surely the family has had the chance to intervene before now and fell down on the job? Gossips reported that the family returned to La La Land earlier this week at the behest of a third party. While we feel for Lynn and Jamie, isn't it time for them to face reality? Your baby is dying for help. And no one but Sam has acted on the evidence.

Thankfully, the LAPD has also gotten its act together and figured out that someone needs to run interference for this girl. Is it because a shrink's involved that the public has been deprived of a live video feed, compliments of TMZ, of Brit being taken from her house? We all owe a thanks to the person or persons responsible for protecting us against our own worst selves.

We hope Brit gets better. And let's hope too that there's a silver lining in this sad downfall of a celebrity ''gone bad" on the world stage: Maybe we'll all be better educated about mental disease, its potential treatments, and stop preying on the weak.