[ClancyJ]

And if he or other husbands had gone the next step forward and had her/their wives institutionalized, the same husband-bashers here on FR would be speculating about how cruel and evil he is/they are for getting the inconvenient wife out of the way, and how he obviously must be having an affair. And then wander over to whine on the threads about how men these days are putting off and avoiding marriage.

Hate to admit it, but you are right.

That and our constitution prevent our society doing anything BEFORE the tragedy. Crazy people and sexual child molesters have constitutional rights.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Mental illness is such a tough issue, and the more I've learned the more I recognize that often there just isn't a single correct choice or solution. So very sad.

The one change I do advocate is changing the law to get back to a better balance when it comes to deciding whether to institutionalize a person. As I understand it, unless they verbalize or write a specific threat against a person, it is nearly impossible to institutionalize them against their will before they actually act on it.