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Originally Posted by Cyclops
Can you not make the same argument for anyone that is being released from prison? Any one of the murderers, rapists, child molesters...could disappear into the night and reoffend, couldn't they? So why are we not clamoring to keep them locked away and terrified when they are released?
I'm not following the argument to keep him locked up. If the doctors can safely say that he is not a threat to the public as long as he takes his meds and he will be monitored then it shouldn't be a problem.
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This is a very interesting debate and complicated answer with valid points on both sides.
I wonder how many doctors would sign release papers if there was one added responsibility: if the patient re-offends, the doctor is going to jail along side the re-offender for a similar offense. I get nothing in life is certain, but perhaps a degree of responsibility for the doctor might entice them to think long and hard before releasing this type of individual back into the mainstream population.