On @PIX11, @AndrewYang mentioned implementing a kind of two-strike rule for handling encounters with mentally ill people:"What we need to do is document that with a warning, let the person know 'if you do something like this again we're going to take much firmer action.'" pic.twitter.com/SWIqpZ6dk5— NYC Mayor's Race 2021 (@MayorsRace2021) May 20, 2021
Two strikes and you go to a mental health institution that is underfunded, overcrowded, and will turn into a "well we gave them some free healthcare, so when the cops shot them after the third time it was totally their fault."
I know (hope) that the above sentence doesn't be come reality if Yang wins but... he's been pretty consistent about taking a decent idea and making it bad.
I don't disagree but it's not making it worse than the status quo, which is kind of implied here.
I know (hope) that the above sentence doesn't be come reality if Yang wins but... he's been pretty consistent about taking a decent idea and making it bad.
The status quo is that this happens the first time. That's what I mean.