>>But, is locking these people up the way to go?<<
Yes, it is.
If they are a danger to themselves or society, it is.
The idea of personal freedom for someone who is looking to suicide, kill or hurt others, is dangerous. The experiment has failed. Now is the time to return to “mental insitutions” but with better treatment.
What about treatment?? And, who will be “the decider” of who is not “right”. Very, very slippery slope.