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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 232705" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>I guess in this situation you have to ask what she hopes will come of her actions, either to press charges or not. </p><p> </p><p>Would pressing charges force the situation so the woman gets off the streets and appropriately treated for her illness? Certainly, sending her to jail is not going to "cure" her and if she's released in 72 hours she's back to the streets doing this all over again.</p><p> </p><p>If your friend wants to get involved (which it sounds like it's doubtful she'd do that) and try to push for having the woman committed for more than the 72 hour hold, that would probably acheive the greatest impact but would require the most time and effort. HUGE. </p><p> </p><p>If it were me, I'd want my friends to set me straight but also help me understand the situation and what my expectations can be realistically. But then, I like to think I'm fairly open minded and sympathetic to the mentally ill.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 232705, member: 3444"] I guess in this situation you have to ask what she hopes will come of her actions, either to press charges or not. Would pressing charges force the situation so the woman gets off the streets and appropriately treated for her illness? Certainly, sending her to jail is not going to "cure" her and if she's released in 72 hours she's back to the streets doing this all over again. If your friend wants to get involved (which it sounds like it's doubtful she'd do that) and try to push for having the woman committed for more than the 72 hour hold, that would probably acheive the greatest impact but would require the most time and effort. HUGE. If it were me, I'd want my friends to set me straight but also help me understand the situation and what my expectations can be realistically. But then, I like to think I'm fairly open minded and sympathetic to the mentally ill. [/QUOTE]
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