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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is not humane to leave sick people out on the street to hurt themselves and others. No rational objective person would choose that life. They need help. I think Adams made the right decision.

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But his plan SPECIFICALLY is talking about people who are NEITHER a danger to themselves or others. [/quote]

This is bizarre - living on the streets (especially high) is inherently a danger to themselves AND others.  [/quote]

No one said anything about drugs, that's a separate issue. But simply sleeping on the streets does not endangers anyone, tf are you talking about?[/quote]

As a psychologist I am disgusted by this policy and the falsehood in many of the posts here that most homeless and mentally ill people pose a danger to others. Most homeless and mentally ill people are neither violent nor dangerous. I'm not surprised in the least that the pearl clutchers on DCUM have stigma toward the mentally ill and homeless.[/quote]

As a psychologist you should also know that people suffering from mental illness are unpredictable. They aren’t violent until they are. Additionally, the mentally ill homeless population are not your average people with mental illness. Their illness is already severe enough that they are unable to function within societal norms or hold down a job and are therefore living in the streets.  [/quote]

My MIL had bipolar. She would get delusional and be completely unable to function. More than once I wondered what her life would be like if she didn’t have family and a UMC life to help her. I could picture her as one of the homeless people in NYC. On medication, she was just your run of the mill retired professional, golfing and getting her nails done. If not abused, I am all in favor of committing mentally I’ll people against their will. In fact, we did it for MIL.[/quote]

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