Why is it, if people suspect someone has a mental illness they taunt them ?

When people suspect someone is unwell, they spread the word to others, or even shout it out " you're mad/ your head isn't good." If the person's behaviour isn't erratic or manic, why do that instead of calmly approaching the person about their strange behaviour and suggest the seek help.

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PhoenixPhail · M

I think people are afraid of what they don't understand. In their needing to make some sense of it, they elicit their same thinking, fear and judgment from others in an attempt to quiet their own discomfort.