Reply #12: So, you really DO know. [View All]

[EFerrari]

When I started dealing with that, I was so naive. The first time I called 911, I asked if he could be taken to a hospital. I was told by a young cop, "I have a new baby and house payments. I have to arrest him". There went my innocence. Nothing like dealing with a decompensated acting out person twice your size in secret because you know jail is not a therapeutic community. I guess I'm lucky to be here to type this.

It's more than economic, though. There is the all American "blame the victim" dynamic here, too. If these people are *criminals* then we don't have to worry very much about a mental health care policy because they're just bad.