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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is because violent repeat offenders are not prosecuted and if they are it us too light of a sentence before they are released from jail.

There needs to be mandatory incarceration of mentally ill who are convicted or crimes it found not mentally competent.

Reed’s criminal record includes nearly 50 prior arrests since 2017, with past convictions for arson, aggravated battery, and assault. [/quote]

Or...we could help people who are mentally ill before they commit violent crimes. Criminalizing mental illness is obviously not working. And neither is ignoring it. Also, why are there so many violent mentally ill people?

Figuring out how to punish and institutionalize people who commit crimes may make you feel better, but none of this actually prevents crime. I don't want to be someone's first victim either. [/quote]

You can't force someone into treatment in this country. And you can't always predict who will commit a violent crime. Many mentally ill homeless are crime victims because the violent ones often aren't prosecuted. Disability advocates fight tooth and nail for people to have the right to live on the streets even if they can't take care of themselves and are violent OR are repeated victims of violence. And what has happened in the last few years is that many cities have stopped criminalizing mental illness so it is just a revolving door.

Who suffers most are poor and working class people who have to take public transportation because so many violent mentally ill people are camped out on busses, subways, trains, etc. It is easy for upper class people who live in safe neighborhoods and have cars to say let's not commit or incarcerate violent offenders. Let's just help mentally ill people, let's just provided housing first. This ignores the fact that these people are way too mentally ill to understand they need help. And they are becoming even more messed up with all the drugs they using that it further fries their brains.

This individual never should have been on the streets;

FEBRUARY 2020 Lawrence Reed, 44, was charged two misdemeanor counts of battery despite attacking more. At 8:30 AM Reed was punching the women at “random,” and may have struck between five and 10 of them, police said. They had bloody noses and other facial injuries, Langford said. He was arrested for a similar incident in which he allegedly slapped a 42-year-old man in the face at the Halsted CTA Blue Line platform Feb. 21, police said. He was also charged with a misdemeanor count of battery in that case. He was released on a recognizance bond, which is a release from jail that requires a defendant to sign a written promise to appear for court dates without having to post a cash or surety bond.

APRIL 2020 : A man has been charged with starting a fire at the Thompson Center Thursday minutes before Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave his daily COVID-19 news conference in the building. Lawrence Reed, 44, is charged with a felony count of aggravated arson knowing people were present, according to Chicago police. Reed poured an “unknown substance” on the glass of the building about 2:15 p.m. in the 100 block of West Lake Street and lit it, police said. A video shared on social media appears to show flames licking the outside of the Thompson Center.

Once someone is charged with arson, homeless shelters and many other agencies will NOT take the person.

DECEMBER 4, 2021 Charged with: Assault

DECEMBER  21, 2021 Battery

JUNE  2022 Battery - physical contact

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And in 2020 they were trying to avoid adding people to jail populations and court systems became a lot more complicated with remote hearings and so forth. Court calendars were messed up way more than they even normally are. [/quote]

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