defund the police

I just discovered that defund the police is at least in part being supported because people believe Mental Health Services are actually safer than the police. Unfortunately when drugs are used to chemically restrain people it’s really not much better than being shot at.

At this juncture I’d rather be shot at. I’m not exaggerating I’m sorry if that’s offensive to people but its true. There are lots of passively aggressive insanely violent mental health workers who just love shooting people up with neurologically damaging drugs.

People don’t want to hear what’s happening to those of us who’ve actually experienced this.

I’ve been brutalized by cops in the name of mental health and I’ve been shot up with drugs and thrown into isolation in the mental health system. Violent unnecessary BS and standard care

If you’re not aware of this it’s time you come to understand. Mental “health” care is violent and destabilizing much of the time and it’s widely denied.

Coercion, subtle or otherwise, is the rule in psychiatric care … if you want more info there is a lot on my site this.

The bigotry and violence directed at those determined to be mentally unfit is off the charts and largely unrecognized in mainstream society.

Black people have it worse than white people do in the system…this is not a deflection from #BlackLivesMatter. Most mental health professionals are in denial and go along with the violence. We must be aware of these embedded patriarchal systems if we hope to protect the most vulnerable in our society.

defund the police

see also: the rise of coercive treatment in psychiatry and society

consider other ways of doing things: Mad in America: De-escalating Folks When Psychotic and Potentially Violent

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