[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by PugMom

no, but that's a whole other can of worms. the cruelty involved in these sanitariums were inhumane, certainly, but the solution to simply release them is insane. if this is how things are in the US today, the ONLY thing that will stop this is security. no unauthorized personnel allowed with verification. we had to do it @ my kid's high school, was no big thing. you ring a bell, the camera sees who you are, & office staff buzz you in. not perfect, but it was a start

Mental institutes were closed in about the early eighties in order to keep property and other taxes low for the benefit of rich taxpayers. Just threw them out on the street. What could POSSIBLY go wrong???????