Re:Seattle Faces Backlash After Easing on Crimes Involving M...
by AnimalMuppet on Friday July 12, 2019 @03:51PM
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> The current system for helping the mentally ill is totally broken.
It is. But it's possible for it to be broken in the opposite direction, too - mom's getting a little funny in old age, mom has lots of assets, kids get her declared mentally incompetent to get their hands on her assets without having to wait for her to die first. Or a hundred variants on that theme - using declarations of mental illness as a tool to control or remove people that you have no right to control or remove.
The current system is broken. But be careful and cautious with proposed fixes.
It is. But it's possible for it to be broken in the opposite direction, too - mom's getting a little funny in old age, mom has lots of assets, kids get her declared mentally incompetent to get their hands on her assets without having to wait for her to die first. Or a hundred variants on that theme - using declarations of mental illness as a tool to control or remove people that you have no right to control or remove.
The current system is broken. But be careful and cautious with proposed fixes.