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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kayla Brown’s parents contacted 911 to seek help for their daughter who wasn’t acting normal after consuming drugs.  Why did the authorities leave her unattended at the hospital? She should have been under constant supervision by hospital staff or security. I feel that this is the fault of our law enforcement and health care system. We need a better way to address mental illness and drug abuse. The law enforcement and hospital need to take some blame for this event.[/quote]

+1, I'm frustrated that this is a situation where the family did it right-- contacted authorities to say this person is a danger to other people (and maybe herself) please help-- and the cops just took them to the hospital and then walked away.

If Brown had not stolen the car, she might also have hurt hospital staff, another patient, or her family. Why did the cops leave someone who has been identified as a violent threat alone? All they had to do was leave a beat cop with her until they figured out what she was on/treated any immediate issue, then they probably could have arrested her for illegal drug use (or if the drug was out of her system and she was no longer a threat, released to her family). [/quote]

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