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For those who aren't familiar, this is how it can play out: 1. Friend^H^H^H^H^H Facebook notices you said something that sounds suicidal to them. 2. They c
by anthrowaway 9y ago
For those who aren't familiar, this is how it can play out:
1. Friend^H^H^H^H^H Facebook notices you said something that sounds suicidal to them.
2. They call the police.
3. The police show up and take you to an emergency psychiatric facility (you don't have as much choice in the matter as you think you do, and you can't anticipate the consequences).
4. The facility keeps you in their custody until your friends or relatives can convince them to release you. They are financially incentivized to keep you there. You have limited contact with the outside world. You are effectively a prisoner.
5. Once you get out,
a. You get to explain why you didn't show up for N days of work
b. You get a bill in the mail for thousands of dollars
c. The courts will not help you.
Based on a true story. Automating this is not acceptable.
- rootsudo 9y agoAgree 100%. Happened to me too when I went to the ER for a panic attack. I reported the doctor and he told me to later go fuck myself. What a world. I got baker acted for going to the ER for a panic attack because of my anxiety.