tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post2175621998368294743..comments2024-03-18T08:02:51.154-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Involuntary Commitment of the Mentally IllStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-67541118182889685812012-12-24T10:32:01.046-08:002012-12-24T10:32:01.046-08:00One problem I see with revamping the mental health...One problem I see with revamping the mental health laws, is the question of who gets to define 'mentally ill.'<br /><br />There are quite a few people in this country--many in positions of power and influence--who would categorize gun owners, those who reject feminist orthodoxy, those who deny the near-divinity of Barack Obama and those who recognize that socialism doesn't work...as 'mentally ill.' In fact, Communist Russia did just that. Those who weren't down with the People's Revolution were adjudicated in need of 'reeducation,' and we all know what that meant.<br /><br />A bit of a minefield here, in my opinion.Wraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791730539181731523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-15457371156152508852012-12-20T14:41:44.887-08:002012-12-20T14:41:44.887-08:00"The legal system has set up roadblocks that ..."The legal system has set up roadblocks that make it very difficult for those who need treatment to receive it."<br /><br />Would that be spelled A C L U ?Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.com