In bad country . . .

  • SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]
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    2 years ago

    Love to have the police be the arbiters of "mental health" and lock people up in psychward prisons and be drugged against their will. And you know someone is going to get shot, that's a given.

    • Wertheimer [any]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      I just went looking for the existing numbers.

      "People with untreated mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed during a police encounter than other civilians approached or stopped by law enforcement."

      • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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        2 years ago

        I sent this to my friend as extra evidence why this is bad and she said “Untreated”

        :galaxy-brain: :matt-jokerfied:

        WHO DO YOU THINK THE COPS WILL BE INTERACTING WITH ITS NOT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THEIR SHIT UNDER CONTROL

        • SacredExcrement [any, comrade/them]
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          2 years ago

          ...not to mention, are the lives of 'untreated' people worth less? Does she think everyone is always fully treated, or that everyone has the money, time, and facilities/support to get there?

          • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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            2 years ago

            I think her absolutely moronic point was

            “And this will make sure those people get treated so they won’t be untreated people interacting with cops anymore! :so-true: “