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Re:One Year in San Francisco as a Software Engineer by bsder on Thursday January 03, 2019 @02:03PM (#18818076)
> 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?

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Re:One Year in San Francisco as a Software Engineer by zozbot123 on Thursday January 03, 2019 @03:02PM (#18818703)
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.
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