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green_man ago

Anyone that dyes their dogs hair should probably be thrown into an asylum. Do we even have asylums anymore? The lack of such institutions would explain quite a bit.

slwsnowman40 ago

No, we don't have asylums. Mental health felt it would be more profitable and cheaper to not keep the crazies in one location, Reagan agreed. Yes, that Reagan.

parnellsUprising ago

Please read a bit of history before you make ignorant assertions like this.

slwsnowman40 ago

The Lanterman–Petris–Short (LPS) Act (Cal. Welf & Inst. Code, sec. 5000 et seq.) regulates involuntary civil commitment to a mental health institution in the state of California. The act set the precedent for modern mental health commitment procedures in the United States. The bipartisan bill was co-authored by California State Assemblyman Frank D. Lanterman (R) and California State Senators Nicholas C. Petris (D) and Alan Short (D), and signed into law in 1967 by Governor Ronald Reagan. The Act went into full effect on July 1, 1972. It cited seven articles of intent:

Oh, I have. Emphasis mine. Reagan enabled a lot of crazies to be out and about. They effectively have to ask for assistance now instead of being forced to get assistance.