[hotpotamus]

I wish everyone would get vaccinated against transmittable diseases to include covid and influenza, but if I started saying the government should mandate it, I'd be called an authoritarian. Forcing psychotropic drugs into people seems like quite a step beyond that.

Also, apparently these homeless people have much better insurance than I do if it's feasible for them to live in psychiatric hospitals with any kind of amenity.

[Pigalowda]

These populations have HIV/AIDS, Hep C, and TB mostly.

Forcing psychotropic drugs on uncontrolled psychotic patients is already done. They are a danger to themselves and the people around them. Once stabilized they are discharged and they get scooped up again after the antipsychotics wear off. They really stand no chance without constant intervention.

[hotpotamus]

Yep, that sounds pretty illiberal. Again, I'm all for it, but it seems pretty tough to justify it in the modern US where personal liberty is considered quite sacrosanct. I imagine we're sooner to allow them access to guns than provide long-term healthcare for able-bodied adults.