I am willing to lay it at the feet of the lawyers. There is cash to be made in suing folks, and if you get out of the storage of nutcases, you reduce your exposure to legal actions. Washington State has a pretty active nutcase litigation scene. The truly incorrigible are housed there and assault health workers regularly. Then the nurse or employee brings case against the powers for failure to provide a safe workspace.
There were homes for those needing extra care and attention. I had a great uncle who was in residence for most of his life after coming back from the Great War in less than suitable condition. He was put away due to self harm and being a danger to others back in the 1920’s. When everybody decided it was a naughty thing to institutionalize people, he was released into the wild in 1985. By that time he had no living family left, a nonagenarian with no life skills. My mother told me he lasted a few months and died. clay > On Feb 3, 2020, at 7:46 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > That is so sad. Glad we got to see seattle in 1993, when we shipped cars > there to avoid lost angels. Unfortunately, I'd guess Port of LA may now be > safer to pick up a car in, or to ship one out. What we saw in May was > certainly not scary. That was the san pedro part, to see the BB-61. A few > homeless and panhandlers out at night, but nothing scary. > > > So tell me: Up until 1970 or so, we had county homes or county farms. The > indigent and mildly nutty were housed there in exchange for whatever help > they could lend to maintaining the place. (growing food, work in the kitchen, > building, or grounds) The true nut cases were in mental institutes, with 3 > hots and a cot. We were told that was "cruel." and they should be turned > out into the streets by the so-cal justus war-eoreiors. > > Is it more cruel to keep indigents housed, fed, clothed, washed and employed > (to some extent) or to have them wandering the streets panhandling and using > whatever other means they come up with? > Is it more cruel to keep nutcases housed, fed and clothed and washed etc, or > to have them wandering the streets, and assaulting whoever they feel like > assaulting? > > Which of these choices is more cruel to the taxpayers? _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
