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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok, I am not the about PP "Paris Hilton" poster, but there is truth in the statements.  At what point did we as a society decide that it was acceptable for people to just pitch a tent on public property and live there?  The park at McPherson Square is literally full of tents.  What advocates SHOULD be pushing is humane and safe mental health treatment facilities.  In the early 80s, the unholy alliance of Reaganite conservatives (who didn't want to spent $$) and ACLU civil libertarians emptied the mental hospitals (which were indeed horrific) and made it much, much more difficult for people to be involuntarily committed.  We don't need tent cities and we don't need to overpay commercial apartment and hotel owners to provide unsupervised shelter to those who cannot take care of themselves.  Instead, we need to completely rehaul St. Elizabeth's to make it safe (which it isn't now) and humane, and revamp the involuntary commitment laws. [/quote]

I write on this form about the observances I have had with the mentally ill in the ERs across  the DMV.  I am severely disabled and have terminal cancer and spend a lot of time in the ER.  I'm writing from my hospital room now.  A few weeks ago when I was admitted to the hospital via the ER, I overheard a patient in the hall outside my room being interviewed by psychiatry.  He was a hard core drug addict and was threatening suicide.  When asked how he planned to kill himself he said to run out in front of a car!  This man is not only a danger to himself but other innocent citizens.  I'm not sure of the outcome with this patient because I was moved upstairs to my room.

Until this man jumps in front of Bowser's car, I'm afraid nothing will be done
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