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GoneFishin
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They walk among us.
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1/10/2011 8:07:56 PM
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The basis for the original case appears to be the fault of the State of Florida and not the ACLU. I agree it did lead to a mass release and the homeless issue that still exists. I saw it on a daily basis when I worked in Philly and every morning waled by the homeless living in refrigerator cartons within the subway concourse. Here is the basis for the original ruling:
1975 O'Connor v. Donaldson
The origins of Donaldson's institutionalization began in 1943, at age 43, when he suffered a trauma episode. He was hospitalized and received treatment, before resuming life with his family. However, in 1950s he developed paranoid delusions, and was committed to the state hospital of Chattahoochee, Florida in 1956. He spent 15 years as a patient; though he did not receive any treatment, actively refusing it, and attempting to secure his release. Throughout his stay he denied he was ever ill, and refused to be put into a half-way house.
In 1956, Kenneth Donaldson, a 48-year-old man from Philadelphia, traveled to Florida to visit his elderly parents. While there, Donaldson reported that he believed one of his neighbors in Philadelphia might be poisoning his food. His father, worried that his son suffered from paranoid delusions, petitioned the court for a sanity hearing. Donaldson was evaluated, diagnosed with "paranoid schizophrenia," and civilly committed to the Florida State mental health system. At his commitment trial, Donaldson did not have legal counsel present to represent his case. Once he entered the Florida hospital, Donaldson was placed with dangerous criminals, even though he had never been proved to be dangerous to himself or others. His ward was understaffed, with only one doctor (who happened to be an obstetrician) for over 1,000 male patients. There were no psychiatrists or counselors, and the only nurse on site worked in the infirmary.
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