(Bob, I was wondering how you were doing!)
There used to be mental hospitals. Now there aren’t or if any, very few. People who are nutz - seriously psycho- are rarely locked away. This is not good. Some people are undeniably psychotic and are a danger to themselves and/or others.
Also these kinds of seriously mentally ill people would be prey - easy to manipulate - by people who want to cause mayhem.
When mental hospitals had mental patients, there were very few “homeless” people. When the loony bins closed, the big “homeless problem” started.
Sure, the USSR used “mentally ill” to describe dissidents. But that doesn’t shed any light on the actual problem in the US with dangerous psychotic people who should not be free to commit harm to others.
The point of mentioning the Serbsky Center is just to point out that there is a Constitutional problem with incarcerating the mentally ill; we don't just grab people considered 'ill' and put them away. There has to be due process.
Due process is a huge hurdle to the Dems and the Left, as we see with Justice Kavanaugh and Prez Donald Trump - the Libs want to determine who is guilty and who is innocent without due process... they know better than the Constitution.
That is where the problem arises. ☠️ If the Libs ever take total power in this country, you and I are on their short list. - - - It does present a sticky wicket. :)