My problem with AOT laws is that they are punishment based and are often biased against the poor who have little voice. If by treatment they meant actual therapy and real life assistance such as housing, jobs and quality food I'd have less of a problem with it, but usually what they mean is forced halfway housing( a whole nother issue) and forced medication of the authorities choice despite the side effects( obesity, diabetics, cholesterol, etc that lead to compounded physical problems).
It sounds great on paper, helping people get treatment, but the real life outcome is not a better quality of life but a life spent on probation for having an illness.
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