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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 22 Feb 2018
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    Whether a person has "mental illness" such that they should be deprived of a constitutional right (whatever you might think about the legitimacy of that right) is not something anyone should be comfortable about law enforcement authorities unilaterally adjudicating

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      2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 22 Feb 2018
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        Yes, except in the most extreme cases (threats of imminent violence) the involvement of law enforcement in mental health should be minimized at all costs, largely because of the stigmatization that comes with it.

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      3. Oops! The Planet! ⓥ‏ @TippingElements 22 Feb 2018
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        If you ever want to talk about it with someone here, Portland police literally has had a DOJ settlement about excessive force upon a protected class- people w/ mental health issues. More security state, More stigmatization, wrong direction.

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      2. Imperial Decay‏ @politicalrev_cs 22 Feb 2018
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        Are you referring to the Sheriff from last nights townhall on @CNN ? His heart seemed in the right place put his pleas for more power to the police and the ability to involuntary dump people into mental health hospitals was ridiculous...

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 22 Feb 2018
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        Yes, the Sheriff's comments last night spurred my thought here, but others have also echoed his sentiments.

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      2. jim silver, man.  🥈‏ @jimesilverman 22 Feb 2018
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        totally true. let's repeal the amendment.

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      3. Calling all Frogs! It’s time!‏ @jdsailors 22 Feb 2018
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        ok, Silverman.

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      1. Cathedral Engineer  ⛪️‏ @owenrumney 22 Feb 2018
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        It’s more comfortable than getting shot by that person.

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      2. Matt D‏ @mtdisme 22 Feb 2018
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        yeah -- how quickly will they determine "conservatism" to be a mental illness and grab our guns. No compromise. Molon Labe

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      2. Matthew Battle‏ @librab103 22 Feb 2018
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        Florida has what is unofficially called the "Baker Act" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Mental_Health_Act …). We already give law enforcement officials the power to involuntary hold somebody for medical observation. Many states have this same law.

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      1. Juan Snow‏ @Bert0__o 22 Feb 2018
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        Agreed that was very troubling about out Broward mayor saying that in reference to the Florida act that would make that possible. But he railed on the NRA lady so that was nice

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      1. centrist Bobson Dugnut‏ @realDolnadTrump 22 Feb 2018
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        legitimately unilaterally adjudicate your humongous buttmouth

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      2. CC‏ @ChodeCaptain 22 Feb 2018
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        Isn't this what Trump basically overturned? I read so many comment yesterday about how the NRA helped Trump overturn a law that would allow ppl worth mental illness get guns. That doesn't seem to be what he did.

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      1.  🦅‏ @Stop_Groupthink 22 Feb 2018
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        MK Ultra drugs haven't come up once in the "liberal" media. Not that they'd use that term, but SSRIs would do. Why is NO ONE talking about this? These meds are known to make people suicidal and homicidal and tip very troubled people over the edge.

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      1. Mitchell Kloc‏ @The_Meech 22 Feb 2018
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        these people want cops to be able to enforce laws against “hate speech” too

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      1. D.R. Darke, Russian Asset 🌹‏ @DRDarkeNY 22 Feb 2018
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        Thing is, we’ve given the government this ability for quite some time – ask Ezra Pound.

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      1. Off The Deep End‏ @GypsyGentry 22 Feb 2018
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        There is no way to legislate morality or sanity. Sartre was right, hell is other people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Exit 

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      1. Friends of WikiLeaks‏ @FoWLChi 22 Feb 2018
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        Hear, hear!

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