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[quote=Anonymous]This was not in DC but in a rural area in the south that looked to be a smallish town. I went with a friend to visit her daughter in college and to get back to civilization you need to pass through a few towns to get back onto the highway. We encountered a woman wearing only a blanket (it was 40 degrees out), fully covered in mud, hair entirely knotted and screaming about demons. As it was Sunday in this podunk town the local police dept wouldn’t answer. We then tried the fire department who did  answer but told us to call 911 and that they wouldn’t do anything for her. We then called 911 but I’m not sure if we did the right thing. She needed to be cleaned up, given clothing and probably medicated and monitored. Ideally she should be brought to the hospital. With that said what do these small towns do with these people? I got to thinking and I imagine she must be known around this small town and other people passed her by and had to see her state yet seemed to do nothing. I’ve never seen someone in such a bad state before. She looked like someone threw her into a mud pit. [/quote]

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