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You're 100% correct. I've edited my comment to add the caveat that I should have originally added- I'm talking about the extreme cases here. 99% of people with
by mabbo 10y ago
You're 100% correct. I've edited my comment to add the caveat that I should have originally added- I'm talking about the extreme cases here.
99% of people with milder forms of mental illness do need to be treated with respect of autonomy. It's the last 1% that worry me.
- mercer 10y agoI'd argue that our approach should be similar to how we (should) approach people in general: innocent until proven guilty. In my opinion it's preferable to have the occasional mentally ill person do something terrible if it keeps us from having a mentally ill person deprived of their freedom and autonomy without it being necessary.