• jordanlund@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    No, it’s the people who respond to people in crisis who need to make that call, but it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to look at someone running down the street waving a sword to go “Yeah, they’re either off their meds or on something, they need help!”

    https://youtu.be/xrCVmR3dke4

    You reach that point and you have abdicated personal autonomy.

    • 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 day ago

      I’m not talking about that, considering there is an argument to be made here that he is threatening others with these weapons. This wouldn’t be okay if he was clearly doing all this for fun either, would it.

      Besides, the video makes it sound like he’s homeless, living in that car. He himself says the weapons are to protect himself from the neighbors. He should be given a home, it does wonders for mental health when you don’t have to constantly worry about getting attacked by someone who doesn’t want you living on the street. There’s a high chance that would solve the problem.