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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com>
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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:19:45 -0000 (UTC)
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BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
>>Sat, 13 Apr 2024 23:20:47 -0700 The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca>:

>>>>. . . 

>>>You're suggesting forcible confinement in mental health facilities

>>Actually, no, I was not even *thinking* of doing that.

>You may not be, but I am. If you're violently mentally ill, walking 
>around threatening people and attacking them, you need to be removed 
>from society. If your illness is such that treatment is ineffective, 
>then you stay there forever. But there's no reason the rest of us should 
>have to run the risk of being attacked, stabbed, set on fire, whatever 
>your delusions are telling you to do just going about our daily lives.

It is unfortunate that these cases aren't handled that way. The local
prosecutor could have a specialized team of assistant prosecutors that
take these cases directly to equity rather than criminal court, seeking
such an order.