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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RickN" data-source="post: 2027370" data-attributes="member: 8854">No their doctor should and as with everything else DOHbama, the UN and all other screwball groups should stay out of it. I forget where I say the stat, but the states without a law that lets them force those diagnosed as a threat to themselves or others into treatment have a 1/3 higher murder rate then states those with such a law. The idea behind doing away with such laws is to not violate the persons rights. Personally I think if a person is diagnosed as a threat then there should be a 2nd and third opinion and if 2 out of 3 agree the patient should be institutionalized until no longer a threat to others.EDIT: I know this is from the hated Foxnews but it is worth reading.<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12/22/connecticut-killings-reopen-debate-on-mental-illness/" target="_blank">http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12/22/connecticut-killings-reopen-debate-on-mental-illness/</a></blockquote>