tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post5010900763483548191..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: CommitmentFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-7130965602593617012018-03-11T19:09:15.748-04:002018-03-11T19:09:15.748-04:00I'm so old that I remember no mass shootings, ...I'm so old that I remember no mass shootings, no school massacres and no crazies roaming free. A grade school friend grew up with his<br />father in an 'insane asylum', having locked his wife and kids in the house and set fire to it. The father never got out, but was shifted<br />from one institution (there were many) to another. Of course there was little in the line of drugs (lithium, valium, antipsychotics) and<br />the institutions were heartless (lobotomies and shock treatment). In a way, society was uptight back in the 40s and 59s: guns were very rare and kept locked away until hunting season..any one who thought they had to 'carry' was considered paranoid and closely watched. But<br />those were safe times. Rightly or wrongly, we are creatures of our<br />place in time, comfortable with conditions of our youth and growth.<br />(Probably why I still have only a landline and have no need for facebook!) One of the few benefits of old age is complaining...BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388509941702241290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-26496246065620695242018-03-10T10:55:48.692-05:002018-03-10T10:55:48.692-05:00This is a tough call. I do think, when someone has...This is a tough call. I do think, when someone has been arrested repeatedly, or is unwilling or unable to manage their personal care at least minimally (living in feces, vermin surrounding them, physical health deteriorating), they should be sent for at least a short stay in a facility.<br /><br />Any prison/jail inmate with mental problems not controlled with meds needs to be bumped to the head of the list - they are often victims of other prisoners if left there.<br /><br />I'm biased. My late brother's problems were a direct factor in his early death, and a lot of suffering before that time. I do realize that many troubled people will not improve with confinement. Again, my brother was the poster boy for this - he only participated in the alcohol treatment activities long enough to heal, rest, then - once released - turn right around and do it again. And again. And again.<br /><br />Keep in mind, men are the ones that could most benefit from this - more of them actually succeed at committing suicide (women SAY they want to kill themselves, but actually follow through much less often).Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.com