Posted
11:23 AM
by Gene
Thousands of mentally ill people vanish every year, barely noticed except by families and friendsNot exactly: many of them wind up on the streets as tramps and beggars. But if the authorities deign to help them NEWS HACKS scream FIRST AMENDMENT and THOREAU and RIGHTS, and the poor basket cases languish on the street as ever. The mentally ill are a means society can have it both ways.