To: Jean2
As I recall Reagan advocated changes in commitment law that made it much more difficult to involuntarily commit a person to a hospital for the insane. A person could not be committed involuntarily unless they were adjudicated to be dangerous to themselves or others.
This led to a large number of people being released from hospitals for the insane.
This caused a lot of people who had been in hospitals to end up living on the streets. But these people prefer to live on the street.
8 posted on
07/20/2011 5:03:28 PM PDT by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: Pontiac
Interesting, in our state, anyone with concerns can initiate an involuntary commitment.
A doc pa or NP certifies it
A doc has to recertify it
You lose your second ammendment rights WHEN THE PAPER IS INITIATED, NOT WHEN IT IS CERTIFIED OR RECERTIFIED.
49 posted on
07/20/2011 7:41:21 PM PDT by
Chickensoup
(We are increasingly monitored, watched, and forced to conform to the government's bidding.)
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