[A Navy Vet]

"I think they were closed due to being cruel."

Not everyone was a Nurse Ratchet.

"Leaving crazy people homeless is far worse for everyone."

Know doubt.

"They just need to be open about treatment and medication."

Open to who? That could go against the HIPAA act of 1996 regarding patient privacy. The law would have to be changed.

[EEGator]

Open to oversight personnel, not the public.
Essentially approved treatments only.

I wasn’t saying everyone was nurse Ratched.
I was never in favor of closing mental hospitals.