The foundation of the new policy is that New York state will be able to authorize first responders to forcibly hospitalize mentally ill New Yorkers who cannot meet their own basic needs such as food, shelter or medical care.
The foundation of the new policy is that New York state will be able to authorize first responders to forcibly hospitalize mentally ill New Yorkers who cannot meet their own basic needs such as food, shelter or medical care.
Thank goodness. Ever since we got rid of the asylums, things have been going downhill, and I’m glad to see that someone’s getting sense back.
Jail isn’t better, and this will be used to hunt the poor even more extensively, not just the homeless. A day late on your rent and keep your apartment messy? Congrats, you get a nice vacation under this proposal.
Jail and asylums are very different. Jail is a tool for incarceration, it gives us systematic racism. Asylums are for crazy shit, it gives us LORE.
If you think asylums aren’t for incarceration, you’ve clearly never been to one.
I’m kinda worried you’re interpetting my comment as a completely serious one. Just to reiterate, I said asylums provide us lore, as in, having asylums is a good thing because it makes for a good back story for someone who eventually becomes a supervillain or something.