And this is the same cunt that was blaming "the radical left" for "politicizing" the death of a child under his care. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/us/oklahoma-nonbinary-student-superintendent.html

Ryan Walters, noted despicable fuck

If this were a plot point in a novel I would think it too on the nose and unrealistic. This is the fucking world we live in

Exploitation is baked in, without it capitalists have nothing

Our society benefits those who manipulate and cheat, and punishes those who choose not to. Pretty simple

Haven’t we already reached fundamental christian terrorism and openly celebrated fascism

Just give them Brawndo

Superflight is 59¢, I cannot stop playing this shit

I’ll take No-brainers for $100, Alex

It almost sounds like you’ve been fantasizing about this happening to you

“‘The data is clear. And that data is telling us the heaviest animal to ever walk this earth still remains yo momma.”

‘Counterprotesters’ implies they were protesting, how bout you try ‘Zionist thugs’ next time, nyt? And maybe instead of ‘provoked violence’, try out ‘terrorized’ or ‘violently attacked’. Take that out for a spin, give it a whirl

Lmao “eco nuts”, you fucking shill

i.e. good old fashioned colonialism. Hawaii was originally annexed at gunpoint as a result of plantation owners conspiring with Congress in order to avoid high tariffs on sugar. Effectively, they wanted to expand and increase profits and the Hawaiian Kingdom stood in the way. Luckily for them, members of US government saw enormous military potential in taking the islands.

Aldi is da bomb

You’re going to kill some people or threaten to do so and expect that to make the world a better place?

I thoroughly appreciate everyone's responses. In hindsight, I probably could have put the question in clearer context to avoid sounding like I was just trying to cherry-pick justifications for involuntarily committing someone without the legitimate grounds to do so (and it's become ever more clear that this is a deeper philosophical question about how much control we should have over a person's autonomy when they display signs of extreme mental distress). Ultimately, I share the same concerns that many of you have about how this could be misused to hold someone against their will when a third party deems their life isn't "normal". There are of course people in our society that would like to use such allowances to involuntarily treat people who are NOT suffering from a mental illness but fit some categorization they deem as "abnormal" -or- treat people who are suffering from a mental illness but are content with their lives (sorry, I'm sure there's a clearer way to phrase this but I'm struggling how to elucidate it; hopefully this is clear enough).

I was mainly curious to hear of other peoples experiences, what the outcomes have been, how things could be improved, i.e. get a better understanding of how it works, NOT try and use it as a justification. And I hope anyone that reads through this thread takes extreme care and consideration with this stuff, since it is such an extreme course of action to take.

I'm admittedly a bit worried that this post might make people feel targeted themselves or feel unsafe in someway, which was definitely not my intention.

And the oil companies are wholly dependent on you continuing to think that way. That is why you are a shill

Thanks for sharing.

I feel like my brother has been on similar shit with internalizing self hatred to the point where he has like a complete inability to see himself as a person. I keep trying to push him to go to therapy despite his constant refusal — can I ask, what happened for things to change for you / what caused you to get diagnosed? (you don’t have to go into detail of course)

Bought myself flowers and beignets, supported a friend who was feeling mopey. I’m depressed but it helps to do things for myself and others

What kind do you have?

Damn this is so good

Goofy, toupee-wearing dumbass

One that I’ve been enjoying is a blog by Nick Dvoracek who is a photographer and avid pinhole camera maker: https://pinholica.blogspot.com/?m=1

I’ve made a few cameras using his designs!

Thanks for that. That clears up a lot of what I wasn't sure about. I'm curious, from your experience in that job, did you ever feel like certain steps in that process could've been different to better help people? Genuinely curious

Now that’s a decent hiding spot

backpfeifengesicht

Thanks again

From the Library of Babel by Jorge Luis Borges

Waltz to Heaven - David Murray

Cooking chopsticks are the best!

Appreciate you sharing your experience. Unfortunately, the person in my life is so staunchly opposed to getting any kind of care, partially out of stubbornness but mainly because of semi-delusional thoughts (I say "semi-delusional" because it's no delusion that mental health care in our state is incredibly lacking -- but also there's actual delusional "I'm being targeted" type stuff too). It sucks bc it just feels like we have to wait around for something really bad to happen before they can get the care they very clearly need.

That’s entirely possible and, yes, I ultimately fully want to respect their autonomy and do not want to commit them against their will. In the past though, they have talked about plans of ending their life and have seriously harmed themself in an attempt. And I can’t really say that there’s anything ‘wrong’ with their life but they do seem very, very miserable. While don’t wish to make a judgement of the quality of their life or insist on how they should be living, I do want them to feel less torment. Its sometimes hard to be sure of the extent of their anguish, because they’re so unwilling to talk about it.