No offense, but you need to spend some time around crazy people and then rewrite your story. I know nothing about Baker, but I have dealt with numerous unstable individuals and have had people Baker acted many times. 72 hours is not unreasonable to keep someone under evaluation when they are a suicidal or homicidal.
We really haven’t gotten rid of mental institutions; we simply incarcerate many of the mentally ill. There is no easy answer, but some people are not capable of living in a free society and those institutions served a legitimate purpose.
Actually I have. I went to anti-war rallies, I went to Occupy wallstreet in Zuccoti Park and recently I infiltrated a leftist agitator group made up of homeless people. Plus, Maine has lots of crazies. New Hampshire even has a few.
72 hours is not unreasonable to keep someone under evaluation when they are a suicidal or homicidal.
Or if they protest against the government and have "too much money."
some people are not capable of living in a free society and those institutions served a legitimate purpose.
Who gets to decide who lives in a free society? On what basis do we get to decide to throw away and terminate one's God given rights? You're treading on dangerous ground. My friend had that happen.