Trevor that's just not true. The problem with Colin is that he is mentally ill. When he takes his meds, he becomes a peaceful decent and well-behaved guy. But he doesn't like his meds so he stops taking them and becomes the Colin we know.
So over the years, many times, we have engaged social services and had him committed a couple of times. He goes into hospital, gets cleaned up, takes his meds, and behaves impeccably. And promises to take his meds when he's released. So there's no reason to hold him anymore. He has committed no crime that a magistrate has sentenced him for. Our legal framework doesn't allow indefinite 'Cuckoos's Nest' type indefinite psychiatric detention (thank goodness!) unless the person can be proved to be a real danger to himself or others. And Colin is not a danger, he's just a nuisance. Back on the streets Colin stops taking his meds and reverts back. To go through the commitment process again and again would require a huge commitment of scarce resources from social services and metro and anyway would only ever result in getting Colin off the streets for short periods. So tell me, what else exactly should the 'authorities' do? Justin Sent from my iPhone On 06 Apr 2013, at 12:39 AM, Trevor Hughes <[email protected]> wrote: > This might sound a tad facetious but have you tried soap and water? I am > pretty sure Colin's allergic to those agents and will move on if they are > liberally applied. > > Make you area less hospitable - fence it off, lock the gates, whatever it > takes to prevent his access or comfortable lodgings. Might not solve the > Colin problem, but YOUR cooling problem will be solved. > > The authorities clearly do not care about Colin > > Trev > -- > OPS [Obsid Public Safety] - 24/7 control room > ---------------------------------------------- > 021-447-1066 072-063-1653 > > For all emergencies please dial 10111 > > ---------------------------------------------- > ONW: 082 081 0142, ONW email: [email protected] > WEB: www.obswatch.org.za > ---------------------------------------------- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The > Observatory Neighbourhood watch group. To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at > https://groups.google.com/d/forum/obsnw?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- OPS [Obsid Public Safety] - 24/7 control room ---------------------------------------------- 021-447-1066 072-063-1653 For all emergencies please dial 10111 ---------------------------------------------- ONW: 082 081 0142, ONW email: [email protected] WEB: www.obswatch.org.za ---------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Observatory Neighbourhood watch group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/obsnw?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
