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libananahammock t1_jcbiz75 wrote

Reply to comment by Scumandvillany in Fifth graders from Kensington grilled nine mayoral candidates. This is what they asked of them. by [deleted]

I highly suggest listening to this multi part podcast by Reveal News. They do amazing investigative journalism on many topics but their work on American Rehabs has lead to many, many lawsuits and federal investigations since it aired.

Reveal exposes how a treatment for drug addiction has turned tens of thousands of people into an unpaid, shadow workforce.

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Scumandvillany t1_jcblu7c wrote

I've already read that. Just because some psychopaths have some niche "treatment" does not mean we cannot develop an open and transparent approach to involuntary commitment. I'm not saying bring on nurse ratchet, but some sort of mental illness/addiction treatment approach combined with therapy and housing is obviously the way forward.

Simply put, we cannot allow people to live like they are living on the streets of Kensington. How we should go about rectifying that is up for some discussion.

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