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Originally Posted by curves2000
The issue with people with mental health and addiction issues is that really do need help. A lot of the times they aren't in a position to be making decisions for their own best interest and sometimes I think society needs to do that for them for the better of everybody.
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Yup. I'm not sure we've landed at the right place for our current definitions and procedures related to mental capacity. Of course in the past 'insane-asylums' and mental health treatments were pretty awful (not sure they are
that much better today), but it seems like in the earlier half of the 20th century that homeless/hobo types may have been able to live a more dignified existence with fewer societal impacts (but I really don't know...maybe the prevalence of slums/ghettos tints that view).
This comes into play with addictions, too. No good solutions; any improvements will be very $$$, but the status quo ain't great.