In the doctors office, under those circumstances? Geez, I doubt there is a single LEO in the country that would do that...bad apples and all.
In the rare cases when the disease jumps through multiple stages in weeks not years, it is hard to know when a patient needs to be confined.
Precisely my point. This might come as a surprise to some out there but LEO's are not doctors, they're not psychologists or clinicians of any type and are not in any position to render a medical diagnosis on the scene...in a matter of seconds or minutes no less. That's not their job.
What they are alleged to have done afterwards, is a different story.
Sure it is. It's why they have police codes such as 5150 to describe someone who appears to have mental issues. In fact they can transport them and put them on a 72 hour hold. It's up to the cops, officer discretion, common sense etc.
Yes, in a doctor’s office. Do you have much experience with Alzheimer’s? Do you understand that at some stages, patients can be uncooperative, unreasonable, or even aggressive (it’s hard to generalize; the disease manifests in many different ways)? Do you understand how dangerous it would be if an uncooperative patient were perceived to be “resisting”?
I’m glad the cops that found my FIL had the good sense to bring him home safe. But it could have gone another direction entirely. Cops scare me. I avoid them.