I’m suspicious that bertie’s friend is heart broken by his contacts. It sounds like he has some unresolved emotional problems that are being related to the people he works with. A healthy man does his job and knows what needs to be done. The heart breaking part needs to be saved for his own family. Something is wrong there.
Well I must say you have some very interesting views on compassion. I certainly hope you don’t do any kind of public service or work that involves caretaking. :)
In Texas, unless a person can be certified as mentally incompetent they cannot be removed from their home. It is very difficult to prove incompetency. So my friend is doing what needs to be done by helping them stay as safe as possible under the circumstances.
I must surmise by your comment “a healthy man knows his job and knows what needs to be done” you agree that the people in the original story needed to be removed from their homes by a government agency?