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JonathanRackham

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1. Who has the power to deem a person mentally ill?
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 01:38 PM
Apr 2016

Are all mental illnesses equal?

What happens if a person is misdiagnosed?

What happens if a doctor has an agenda?

To be an effective law they have to revisit the issue and fine tune it to protect the civil rights of the person at risk. The concept is good but the application is too broad brushed and could actually deter persons in need of mental health help from seeking help. I have a fly fishing friend who is deeply depressed and also a hunter, his depression makes him a bit of a loaner and got him his divorce many years ago. 30+ years we've been tying flies together and he's gone hunting. He's of no danger to anyone or himself. He's just very dark and quiet in his moods. Depressed yes, dangerous no. He's 82 this year, worked all his life and in better shape than most of the population 30 years younger. To take away his firearms based upon the above described law would devastate him. For the most part all's he wants is to be left alone, that is not a crime.

The law needs to be tuned and refined.

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