Some cases are easier than others. A guy shouts a list of conspiracies at a passing cars is probably not as dangerous as a guy who talks about thinking of hurti

Some cases are easier than others. A guy shouts a list of conspiracies at a passing cars is probably not as dangerous as a guy who talks about thinking of hurting himself and others. Key word is probably. As I understand it, there are guidelines. << We can and should evaluate people to determine the extent of mental illness and mandatorily treat them. Risky business man. I think you would need to lock up 100% of human population, because the question is always about the line of where they fall on the 'unacceptable' spectrum, who is making the decision and the societal impact of 'mandatory'. As always, the devil is in the details.