President Trump this week....issued a new executive order that will essentially override the laws that closed the mental asylums in the 1960s.
So....states will have this ability involuntarily re‑institutionalize people deemed a danger to themselves or others.
I looked it up....back in 2016....the Bureau of Justice Statistics did a survey....what they say....is that 37-percent of state and federal prisoners have a history of mental illness. They either did stupid crap to get in jail, or some judge determined that they were a danger and jail was the best place to house them.
If you use the numbers (state/federal)...there's a million-plus who probably should be in a mental unit....than jail.
But why stop there? There's probably around 1-million-plus folks who are severely addicted, and living out on the street. They should also be housed in a mental unit.
My prediction? I see three things happening.
First, if you live in Oregon, Washington, or California....nothing will occur for the next five to ten years. If you live in Alabama, South Carolina or Florida....there's likely to be 100,000 folks to be committed, and you start to observe crime decreasing, and the murder-rate on a decline.
Second, as time goes by.....we will find it fairly easy to have a relative committed....with most states creating a special group of judges to handle cases like this.
Third, we will have a 2028 political topic....where Democrats are desperately trying to free the poor-crazy people, and no one really buying into this agenda.
