A nightmare was developed in Brooklyn during the weekend: a new proof of the horrible consequences of the refusal of state legislators to embrace the reforms of Governor Kathy Hochul and suffer the severely need mental treatment they need.
In an unthinkable order, four girls, from 8 to 13 years old, were brutally cut with a meat knife by a male relative inside a Bensonhurst house on Sunday morning.
Grateful, everyone survived after the police arrived and shot the suspect, Lun Chang Chen. But girls will surely live with emotional and physical scars for a long time.
Like innumerable nightmare manufacturers before him, Chen had a history of mental illnesses, including hospitalization reported by schizophrenia.
All legislators who last the feet that are apprehensive about “forcing” treatment in dangerously mental patients should see the chilling photos of the crime scene.
Chen is exactly the type of person that the involuntary commitment is supposed Be for – a clear danger to him and others.
But medical care providers are reviewing too much threats such as Chen in long -term care.
Hochul would give hospitals more freedom (and legal coverage) to maintain and treat the mentally illness of series, and would leave not only documents, but also in practical psychiatric nurses that push the involuntary commitment.
But left -handed legislators resist the idea of hospitalizing even the most obvious boxes, and progressive groups are disbursing the lobbyists to press legislated to reject Hochul’s reforms.
One of those outfits, the Alliance for Rights and Recovery, Audicamiento states: “These proposals will traumatize more New York.”
An attack with a meat blade has “traumatic”?
How about being pushed in front of a subway train by a maniac that is talking about with itself?
Or sexual assault by a madman with 70 prior trial?
Or stabbed in the chest by an emotionally disturbed neighbor?
Even if these supposed hemorrhage hearts cannot bring itomelves to think about these victims, they? Reaxly He believes that being free to forge the duration of children A possible episode was a “more compassionate” result for Chen than to be hospitalized and treated, only Agost your will?
New Yorkers certainly do not think about it; Almost 90% support expanding involuntary commitment.
The State failed four young people by letting Chen slide through cracks, but the way to prevent future bloodbath is obvious painful.
The madness stops – pass and enforce Stronger involuntary commitment laws.
