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Originally Posted by The Ditch
Wow, the social justice warriors are out in full force in this thread. The guys is chasing people around with knives and is off his meds, he's a danger to the public, I wouldn't want my children around this person either and OP has every right to be concerned. Since when did mental illness equal no personal responsibility for your actions. Schizophrenia is notorious for people stopping their medication because they feel well and if they can't stay on their medication then appropriate actions should be taken.
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EDIT: Pretty much what is said in the post above, but I'll leave this here anyway.
I think the problem here is that some people don't know what "appropriate actions" are.
As flameswin has said, if you're concerned you call the non-emergency line and voice those concerns along with asking for any providable information that may make you feel at ease. That's it.
An incident where he was chasing around another person living in the house isn't indicative of him not receiving proper care, nor is it indicative or him needing care 24/7. These things can occasionally happen, and when there are incidents like this AHS will certainly know about it in much greater detail, and will be handling an alterations to the care and medication of the person in question long before OP makes their call.
The fact that you present this person as someone who is "off their meds" and is chasing around "people" with "knive" based on one incident where his medication history is unknown, is exactly the kind of thing that is eliciting a negative reaction from the people who are close to others with this condition.
You do not know this person. Do not act like you know anything about them or their situation. It's insulting to a number of people.
As said, the proper course is to phone the non-emergency line and voice your concerns/ask for information. Seeking to have this person removed from their current care is not your place, as you can't possibly know any relevant details about their condition or medical planning.