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Originally Posted by Kongo Otto
First i want to say that my post wasnt ment as a offense.
Well and if you didnt want to take away the freedom of an mentally ill person, there still would be the possibility for day care centers like we have it in Germany, they work with very good results.
Here in germany you can be put in medical facilities against your will, but this has to be ordered by a judge. Its not so easy either.
But if a mentally ill one is a danger for public safety, it was and will be done.
This is my personal point of view also its not ment as an offense:
The public safety in my eyes is also a basic freedom and has always to be put in a higher level than the freedom of a human beeing which maybe isn't anymore capable to decide for himself.
And if a ill person becomes a danger to public safety, yes his personal freedom should be taken, maybe for a limited amount of time or for ever.
But for such a decission there should be a very high juridically and medical standard.
As you said "my brother was" i hope he is well.
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Here's a story in the LA Times that sheds some light on these issues - apparently it's very hard judging who is going to "snap" and do something like this. Apparently budget issues have strained the system as well - funding cuts.
http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-...,2679941.story