pknopp
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What "they"? One man was cited and then released. No arrest was made.They were arrested.
My wish for you is someone dumps a bucket of diarrhea on your head just before punching you in the face.
We'll see how blase you are about assault after that.
Internet tough guys are not impressive. For the vast majority of cases someone who hits someone does not get a jail sentence. We can't afford it. A fine and maybe community service.
Is a couple days in jail really a punishment for someone homeless? A nice bed and regular meals for a few days?
Many homeless are mentally ill. You want to pay up to build places to get them treatment?
That is sad and eye opening. In the Midwest, if you had a mentally ill relative punch someone in public, they would indeed be arrested. I don't know what kind of sentence they would get, but knowing they would be arrested tends to keep it from happening regularly. It is also illegal in the Midwest for someone who is mentally ill to pitch a tent in front of a business downtown. There is no explosion in incarceration because people don't do these things because they know they will be arrested. This stuff didn't have to become normal in the West. What shocks me the most is that the public is onboard with this stuff, and it is not just a pointy headed official. Crap, needles, and crime. But it is ok, because they are mentally ill? Mentally ill people are perfectly capable of following the law. Life is difficult for them, but they are not children.
It doesn't sound to me like you know what it is like to be mentally ill.
There are reports like this all over the country.
Be careful with assumptions, and please stop referring to the mentally ill as children, thanks.
If you have to misrepresent my statements to defend yours, don't bother.