gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 6 months ago400 people with mental illness are sitting in Colorado jails. Some state lawmakers want to divert them to treatment instead.coloradosun.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1156arrow-down1external-link400 people with mental illness are sitting in Colorado jails. Some state lawmakers want to divert them to treatment instead.coloradosun.comgAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down3·6 months agoThat would be the compassionate thing. This is America. We don’t do the compassionate thing.
minus-squaresome_guy@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·6 months agoTo the downvoter: make your case for USA’s compassion. You can’t, coward.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·6 months agoI’m guessing it’s the opposite. I’m guessing they think those people deserve their treatment and compassion is bad. Probably an Ayn Rand fan.
That would be the compassionate thing. This is America. We don’t do the compassionate thing.
To the downvoter: make your case for USA’s compassion. You can’t, coward.
I’m guessing it’s the opposite. I’m guessing they think those people deserve their treatment and compassion is bad. Probably an Ayn Rand fan.