True. However, I don't think an Involuntary Commitment for Evaluation is affected by this as it is for a very short period of time. So far the evidence says that Loughner was never even in the system.
There is a lack of funding of public Mental Health facilities. However, I would imagine most, if not all, evaluations are done via private clinics who then bill the state. Another reason why Loughner would have been seen had an Involuntary Committal ever been done.
Let me throw you a curve. We all know there is no shortage of mental health facilities that are funded by private dollars to include insurance dollars. Loughner was, what, 22? If we even assume for a minute that his dad was unemployed, rumor is that his mom was a public employee. So the family had health insurance. Obamacare new rules say that junior should have been covered to age 26, student or not.
JUNIOR HAD INSURANCE!!
Finally got this PC working again..
Anyway, the police had several contacts with this kid and they could have taking him in under a title 19/35...wife cant remember which it was since its been a while (3years) since she worked in AZ in the mental health field. This type of mental illness often does not manifest itself until their later teens or early 20s. So even the parents may not have understood what the hell was going on with him-yet they should have, to that I agree. My wife diagnosed the guy within hours of the tragedy. He was not only paranoid, but has grand delusions, which she said explains his smiling on the mug shot. He wants to be famous and has become infamous.
As to the rest of your reply..I dont know. Pure speculation at this point unless something has come up since. I have tuned out for a while especially since the pep rally last night.