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The Tragic Inevitability of Chase Scoggins
Chase Scoggins died alone in the woods at age 27. I was his judge. Chase battled severe mental health issues, living as a wanderer. He was arrested repeatedly for low-level crimes like trespass and theft, often carrying a weapon. He was kind, but incapable of functioning in society. I tried jail and rehab, but his death was inevitable. Chase is not unique. Since closing mental institutions, we made jails the new asylums. I'm tired of being a judge forced to act as a mental health professional, watching people die alone or cycle through jail because they belong in a facility. The system is backwards: resources are only provided after a heinous crime. We must bring back humane asylums to help people like Chase and protect the public. Our broken system needs fixing. To the churches: How can we better show Christ's love to people like Chase? There is a mission field in our backyard. RIP CHASE 🙏🏻 💔 🤧
2025-10-24
Kropotkin
Obviously, it is the will of the current administration to build $300 million ballrooms and send billions of dollars to Argentina torpedoing our ranchers than it is to support mental health facilities. Priorities, indeed.
10-27
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Rob75
All the wasted spending of tax payers money, there’s not a single reason that we don’t have medical facilities to treat, and house the mentally ill. We send billions to the Middle East for starters, we have no business doing this. This is only one example of taxpayer dollars not being spent on the people who deserve it to come back to their communities. As much taxes as the government collects, the American people should want for nothing. Our government doesn’t care about its people. We are last on their list. We are only worker ants to keep subsidizing their out of control spending. AND ITS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ISLE!
Our own government is the people’s enemy within in.
10-25
Phoenix, AZ
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Mark Kraus
You’re whining about this but it was a liberal Supreme Court that ruled that these lunatics have rights and said that they cannot be confined baring extreme cases of insanity. This case wasn’t extreme enough apparently.
Between insanity and rampant drug abuse we have a large portion of our population who need long term confinement. Jail doesn’t work, there are apparently more drugs there than out on the street. Jail is not therapeutic in the least bit.
10-24
Fenton, MO
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Sindy Weimer
It totally unlike Americas credo to be unfair, and promote injustice. Adolf has returned… persecution and genocide is his EO.
10-26
Ladera Ranch, CA
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Peggy West
Regan decided we didn’t need mental institutions. How does that seem to be working for us.
10-29
Las Vegas, NV
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Glenna White
I agree, I worked for a dayhab for individuals with mental impairments, we had them engaged all of them in different projects in a 5 days, 7 hours a day activities. We also celebrated their achievements,birthdays & holidays. Ages range from 18 & up. They enjoyed their time at the program ( most referred it as a school for adults 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼.🌸🌸🌸🌸💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
10-25
Cottondale, AL
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Tessa Reynolds
So very true. We need mental health facilities, asylums to treat and care for the severely mentally ill. To help them even against their will, as they are lost and confused. It is not compassionate to let them out to their own devices. They need protection and treatment.
10-24
Boca Raton, FL
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Larry Gerken
Republicans and democrats have both had plenty of time to help - neither has done anything.
10-28
Sapulpa, OK
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John Burns
Well, I agree, it was like that before Ovamitt was Elected, He & Biden/Harris Ruined & Eliminated all of What We Had! Now a Syc-ward in a Hospitol or Nursing Home Ain't Cutting either
10-25
Hollister, MO
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Linda Fahey Carraway
MENTAL ILLNESS IS AN EPIDEMIC IN THIS COUNTRY MY BROTHER USED A GUN ! RIP
10-24
Micco, FL
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