[mullen]

> Do you let them continue to deteriorate under their own agency to the point where they become violent? That's not humane to their (inevitable) victims. Do you commit them involuntarily? That's not humane to the patient themselves.

The Law should take care of this person. If someone is violent, then they should have caught the attention of law enforcement and thrown in prison or put into a mental institution because they are violent. The problem is that The Law is not acting on the violent people who are homeless.