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David__77

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10. Thank you for sharing that.

Reply to AngryOldDem (Reply #9)

Wed Nov 30, 2022, 06:22 AM

Nov 2022

Terrible stuff.

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New York City to Remove Mentally Ill People From Streets Against Their Will [View all] Celerity Nov 2022 OP

By coincidence, I just ran across this video so I thought that I would share: TexasTowelie Nov 2022 #1

I am not sure I have a problem with this...yet. Lunabell Nov 2022 #2

I dont have a problem with it, rather i support the mayor's efforts onetexan Nov 2022 #3

+1 betsuni Nov 2022 #7

"The mentally incapacitated need help & be taken care of." WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #16

Nor will they get it on the streets. NYC Liberal Nov 2022 #29

Gosh guess we'll have to give them the help they do need. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #30

Correct but it may not be voluntarily. NYC Liberal Nov 2022 #31

Offered the right way, it often is. It just takes time, staffing and resources that cities would WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #32

Yes. By definition this applies to people who CAN'T reliably meet Hortensis Nov 2022 #27

Same here (reserving judgement). More people out of the weather,,,seems good. Prairie_Seagull Nov 2022 #33

Don't involuntary commitment laws apply here? luv2fly Nov 2022 #4

They'll never catch me! nt RocRizzo55 Nov 2022 #5

Ha! SouthernDem4ever Nov 2022 #12

After being "evaluated," then what? David__77 Nov 2022 #6

They're back out on the streets within days. AngryOldDem Nov 2022 #9

Thank you for sharing that. David__77 Nov 2022 #10

This is exactly why healthcare needs to be changed LittleGirl Nov 2022 #11

Actually, the bottom line is that society treats this community like flotsam and jetsam. AngryOldDem Nov 2022 #14

Exactly. I really appreciate your points LittleGirl Nov 2022 #18

Treating different mental illnesses is complex. SouthernDem4ever Nov 2022 #13

It's hard to treat things whose mechanisms are poorly known or unknown Model35mech Nov 2022 #22

Like you, I hope the Mayor isn't just going to fix the aesthetics but really get the care SouthernDem4ever Nov 2022 #34

Very good post bdamomma Nov 2022 #15

They're worse off than when they were picked up. MerryBlooms Nov 2022 #35

Will the MAGAts be detained? Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2022 #8

This is a horrifying, violent policy that is yet another way to give cops money and power, and will WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #17

+1 berniesandersmittens Nov 2022 #19

And when the mentally ill person refuses to go? brooklynite Nov 2022 #20

I didn't say take them berniesandersmittens Nov 2022 #21

And when the mentally ill person refuses the help? brooklynite Nov 2022 #24

Then leave them alone. If they're not a danger to the public, MerryBlooms Nov 2022 #36

"if they're not a danger to the public" brooklynite Nov 2022 #39

Ranting on sidewalks isn't a crime, it's free speech. MerryBlooms Nov 2022 #40

It's not up to them. It's up to the admitting physician. Phoenix61 Nov 2022 #23

Really hope CA implements this policy eissa Nov 2022 #25

Better for America to just arrest all the bankers on Wall Street instead. ZonkerHarris Nov 2022 #26

I need to stop being surprised by how many people are fans of criminalizing poverty. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #28

It's a feature not a bug, and a big money maker for many police depts. MerryBlooms Nov 2022 #37

"Homeless" doesn't equate to "mentally ill" brooklynite Nov 2022 #41

Why? DU's a somewhat conservative board socioeconomically in terms of some active posters. Celerity Nov 2022 #43

This is a tough issue but this seems a good, humanitarian way forward Stinky The Clown Nov 2022 #38

This is going to be hard for the city to get right. Renew Deal Nov 2022 #42