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ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 1 month agoWhat’s the alternative? Locking up people who haven’t committed a crime if a doctor doesn’t like what they’re saying? This guy is probably schizophrenic but plenty of conspiracy theorists aren’t and people saying something true but unpopular sometimes sound like conspiracy theorists.
todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 1 month ago
I said we shouldn’t let them drive a car, not lock them in prison. Calm down.
Ideally we would provide people like this with mental healthcare, and get them medicated so that they actually can operate a vehicle without being an inherent risk to everyone around them.
My point is that, in America, you can basically be screaming “I am extremely unwell to the point of being an elevated risk to myself and everyone around me”, and our usual response is to act like everything is normal and nothing should be done.
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I don’t think this guy would take any pills you tried to give him unless you literally forced them down his throat.
rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 1 month ago
_stranger_@lemmy.world 1 month ago
One of those signs says please spread this on the Internet. Person has a grasp on that, so it seems to me they’re basically accepting the “risk” to spread the “truth”.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 month ago
That is definitely not a modern pickup truck they’re driving though.
todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Again, my point is that we need to stop coming up with excuses for doing nothing, but go ahead and list another excuse.
yemmly@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Mental healthcare is currently unavailable as we wait for replacement part that is on backorder. In the meantime, please accept these sign boards and this extra large sharpie for the inconvenience.
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
What do you propose doing when this guy refuses to take his medication?
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I think art therapy would work better than medication in this case.
(Also, taking away someone’s driver license is tantamount to imprisonment in modern America.)