I'm pretty bummed we've ended up in a place in this country where there is this strict extreme binary dichotomy of "fully legal do whatever you want" on one end

I'm pretty bummed we've ended up in a place in this country where there is this strict extreme binary dichotomy of "fully legal do whatever you want" on one end vs "criminal, and if a felony you are likely somewhat fucked for life long after your sentence is over too" on the other. There are lots of medical in human existence, including drugs and certain mental illness, that can render someone a serious problem to the rights of others yet aren't criminal, that do require forceful intervention whether someone wants it or not but don't involve criminal intent and shouldn't result in prison and permanent records. There should be some middle category where force can be used to compel treatment until someone is well enough to return to society, but not be fed into the prison-industrial complex. Instead we've witnessed these wild pendulum swings, with major harm at each extreme. It's a real shame.