Opinion

Involuntary Treatment Could Have Saved Jordan Neely’s Life

TOUGH CARE

Progressives and civil libertarians need to accept that some people are too mentally ill to accept treatment. The only humane thing to do is to force it on them.

Freddie deBoer
Freddie deBoer
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Freddie deBoer

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