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I could be wrong, but I believe this is what the parent is saying: a) that people assume anyone committed to a mental institution should be rehabilitated and b)

I could be wrong, but I believe this is what the parent is saying: a) that people assume anyone committed to a mental institution should be rehabilitated and b) one could argue that this assumption is often false and that they shouldn't be rehabilitated. It sounds like they're saying that if someone is committed to a mental institution, rehabilitation could be a bad idea because it's just as likely that they're not fit for society. note: not agreeing with the above points, simply trying to interpret them.

XorNot 6y ago
Except then they're not going to be released on account of demonstratably being an ongoing risk to society. Of course this concern runs exactly contra to the "medical authoritarian" one further up. Frankly, which is it that means a successful program as the article notes shouldn't be continued?
walleeee 6y ago
> It sounds like they're saying that if someone is committed to a mental institution, rehabilitation could be a bad idea because it's just as likely that they're not fit for society. I'm saying if we make unexamined assumptions about who's "fit for society" it's easy to sacrifice non-normative people on the alter of social harmony. What is viewed as requiring rehabilitation can reflect neuroses endemic to the broader cultural context, not merely or necessarily the dysfunction of the institutionalized individual. It's a two-way mirror.