Re:One Year in San Francisco as a Software Engineer
by zozbot123 on Thursday January 03, 2019 @01:35PM
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Most people who talk about "homelessness" in SF as an issue don't really have a beef with the homeless themselves; it comes up as complaints about clear behavioral problems such as harassment, disorderly conduct and the like. It's surprising that even when mental health is an issue, that these don't lead to some sort of court-ordered treatment.
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Re:One Year in San Francisco as a Software Engineer
by bsder on Thursday January 03, 2019 @02:03PM
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> It's surprising that even when mental health is an issue, that these don't lead to some sort of court-ordered treatment.
Involuntarily restraining someone has a very high bar--harm to self or others. Rightfully, "being a nuisance" doesn't really cross that bar.
Someone with Alzheimer's and no family is a good test--when do you force them into a facility? And what kind of facility? And how do you pay for that? And is that actually an improvement to their life?
Re:One Year in San Francisco as a Software Engineer
by zozbot123 on Thursday January 03, 2019 @03:02PM
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Disturbing the peace is more than simply "being a nuisance" to someone else - it's a recognized infraction, that may well lead to being detained in jail or being ordered to do some community service. Isn't that a sort of "involuntary restraint", too? Potayto, potahto.