This has always been a problem. It's why so many people are mistreated by the police, (not all of course), but cops aren't trained to deal with anyone who isn't "normal". Which needs to be fixed. Everytime I see a video of some cop beating on someone....
"Of the approx 16,000 people housed in Los Angeles County jails on any given day, about 25% of the men and 40% of the women need mental health treatment. The burden of caring for sick people has fallen on law enforcement." #BedlamFilmPBS
[➠ @latimes]https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-09-26/mental-illness-treatment-schizophrenia-law-los-angeles-jail …
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