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Originally Posted by Perna
. . .and not taking responsibility for it. Society cannot let people wander around the streets with untreated tuberculosis (or, as I was witness to, randomly stop suddenly in the middle of the sidewalk after shuffling along, talking too loud to themselves and start to sing entire Italian opera arias at full volume) and either annoy or injure others. People on Kendra's law aren't just randomly snatched off the street/out of their homes, they have been a problem and cannot/will not take responsibility for themselves. Yes, what "care" is offered may be minimal and coercive but society/everyone else is paying for it (rather than be annoyed or hurt) and it is a case of the majority who are working/paying/"doing" something that gets the bigger vote. Everyone is free to come/go/"be" as they please if they take responsibility for themselves and don't bother/hurt others.
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So much for tolerance and acceptance of those who are different from you. I'll bet you have never been poor and have no idea how the real world treats those who are poor and trying to get treatment or how difficult it is to find any kind of treatment for MI. If mental illness treatment with compassion was available many would be glad to seek out that treatment. The problem is our society waits until people are so bad off and are a danger to themselves or others BEFORE they will offer treatment and then usually as only though a legal system instead of a medical system, thus continuing the perception of MI as a legal problem and perpetuating the stigma of mental illness.