[Wuli]

There were many errors in the past when involuntary commitment of someone with mental issues was easier. It was too easy sometimes, and some persons were wrongly locked up, sometimes unnecessarily for life.

Then the legal pendulum swung in the other direction, and the difficulties with getting someone involuntarily committed became too much.

Now we need to find some place in the middle of where it is now and where it use to be. There will still be errors and we will have to be vigilant about how any new laws are working, or not.

[IronJack]

Agree. It’s hard to strike the right balance and protect all concerned.

[Jim Noble]

the difficulties with getting someone involuntarily committed became too much

That's true, but incomplete.

There is nowhere to put someone like this Yao character, and, if there were, there's no arrangement to pay for it.