Great, now society has an excuse to put scary people away with essentially no due process thanks to the magical label of "suicidal". Only saving grace is that

Great, now society has an excuse to put scary people away with essentially no due process thanks to the magical label of "suicidal". Only saving grace is that in the US since the '60s-'70s we've been too cheap and too "enlightened" to do this unless the threat is truly dire. I wouldn't worry about it here, although all responsible mental health workers will during a visit ask you about suicide issues and I assume you should answer truthfully (weasel word since I've never been suicidal). As for needing an excuse, many examples like the Soviet one show no real excuse is needed for true persecution.