Not precisely. You get restrained to ensure that you will cause no self harm or harm to others. Some of it is harsher than perhaps is warrented for the 'lightwe

Not precisely. You get restrained to ensure that you will cause no self harm or harm to others. Some of it is harsher than perhaps is warrented for the 'lightweight' case, but the procedures have to deal with very difficult individuals who have cut the hawser to the land of rationality. You can find the laws for each state listed online. Some of the laws for mental health management and confinement are very reasonable. Others, less so. And there is no blessing that means laws are followed all the time. I am personally surprised at the level of restraint in this particular case, but I do not know (1) the standard procedures in this hospital and (2) the amount of other issues going on at this particular point in time. I am also surprised that the author was essentially tossed out and not given a medical withdrawal. However, the author may have left out bits of her story that would explain these aspects and provided the full context.