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Originally Posted by RichieLion
Not sure how that would work if a law was passed that enabled the forced hospitalization of someone who was "accused" of being "mentally ill". I would be extremely afraid of the unforeseen consequences of such a law.
I know we have a need to find solutions to problems, but I have a hunch, we won't find one to this problem.
What usually saves a person who is losing his ability to control his actions, I think, is the observation of someone who knows him and loves him and sees the progressive change and does something about it. How do you write a law that mandates caring?
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For example in this case according to the media facts, under my solution, both the educators who noticed his behavior and kicked him out of school, and the military who examined him and refused his application, would have been required to report him to the sheriff without worrying about privacy laws and fear of lawsuit. I think they would have done it.
You are correct that this problem will never be solved if we rely on people who care, because frequently they have the mistaken belief they are doing the right thing for the one they care about when they do not call the sheriff.
After 31 years of seeing this problem repeated, I sure hope someone listens.
JJ