allow me to define psyche eval [View all]

[mopinko]

i’m not talking about throwing him in a mental ward, never to see the light of day.
i’m talking about the baker act, 5150, a danger to themselves or others.
pretty much anyone can ask for anyone to get a psyche eval- family member, cop, neighbor. u call 911, and if the cops agree, you’re off. i kept hoping the kids wd realize it’s a good defense for them. lucky for tfg it wouldnt be some beat cop.
i see no reason y a judge cant ask for an eval on a plainly mad defendant.
that gets you 72 hrs in a locked ward. this isnt that dementia assessment. it’s serious.

mentally ill is only 1 possible finding. dementia and other ’senility’ also possible. after 3 days, if you arent threatening to kill ppl, they might let you go. they usually give you a choice at that point. ins will pay for 30 days if u agree. if u say no, but arent violent, or if u refuse meds, they’ll usually cut u loose. if u just cant take care of yourself, they’ll figure that out.

he didnt pass the dementia screening last time, he wont pass it now. if those records didnt get burned, they’re evidence if he pleads diminished capacity.nhis records at reed r full of evidence,
but regardless of who, if anyone, injects his brain health into the legal cases, it should b done. we rly shd not try an insane man, if we can help it.

and this is not about whether he is found guilty of crimes, or wiggles out. guilty but mentally ill is an actual thing.
cuz what i rly want the world to know is that he is guilty AND a madman. he’s up there w charlie manson.
cuz we’re gonna keep falling for charismatic autocrats til we know the signs, and stop falling for it.

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