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F.O.A.D.

On 11/19/13, 11:57 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 19 Nov 2013 22:18:11 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

If the person in question is still in a state of denial of their
addiction, but hasn't actually hurt him/herself or anyone else, it's
tough to have them involuntarily committed.

My speculation is that this may be the case in this situation. If Gus
had been determined to be an *immediate* threat to himself or others by
virtue of demonstrated action, a bed would have been found.

A spokesperson for the facility said the same thing on CNN tonight
along with the thing Harry posted about how the Va law limits the
evaluation" to 6 hours.

It certainly sounds like this guy wanted to leave and they couldn't
hold him.

I will agree with Harry that we have a huge hole in the way we deal
with people with mental problems and I think those laws have a lot to
do with it. I am not sure simply drugging them and warehousing them in
a "cuckoo's nest" style facility is the way to go either.

As I have talked about before, I have a neighbor going through this
with their son. I do not see a good end to that either.

Did someone other than you mention "drugging them and warehousing" them?

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