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This came up in my health care forum.

Right now, you can legally detain someone medically when they are a danger to themselves or others for up to 72hrs. The details vary by state, but this is how we lock down individuals trying to suicide or someone mentally off the rails making threats of violence.

This variation on that law would also make opposition to Trump qualify.

Civil commitment can follow as with individuals who have profound mental illness and are not safe to be out in the world.

This is the loudest scream that democracy is dead short of hauling people out into the street and shooting them.

It’s important to note the police are currently the people who bring individuals in for the 72hr mental health holds.

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[–] Frenchys_prospecting@aussie.zone 41 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If you guys haven't started rioting by now then I lack any empathy for you with what comes next.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 14 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Who wrote this fucked up bill? And isn't Minnesota a blue state?

[–] Retropunk64@lemm.ee 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Like one of the bluest.

False. It's almost a swing state.screenshot of wikipedia's "2024 United States presidential election in Minnesota" infobox, showing most of the counties in red and vote totals of 50.92% for Harris and 46.68% for Trump screenshot of Minnesota Senate infobox showing 67 seats, 34 Democratic–Farmer–Labor and 33 Republican

In fact, if you sort the table here you can see that of the states Harris/Walz won there was only one (New Hampshire) where they got a lower percentage of the vote than in Minnesota.

However with the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party having a majority (by a single seat) in the Senate, this bill will obviously not pass, and if it did, obviously the governor (Tim Walz) would not sign it.

This is just trolling by some deeply unserious politicians.

[–] Retropunk64@lemm.ee 0 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Mn literally has the longest blue presidential voting streak in the country. Just because there's nuance tto that statement (as there is in everything), that doesnt mean the state isnt incredibly blue.

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

They had a Republican governor from 2003 to 2011.

Clinton got 46.4% there in 2016, only a 1.5% lead over Trump.

Their House of Representatives is currently split 50/50 (with Republican leadership due to this), and the DFL has a one-seat majority in the Senate.

I wouldn't call it "incredibly blue", and certainly not "one of the bluest".

[–] Retropunk64@lemm.ee 0 points 7 hours ago

Agree to disagree then.

[–] xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

but, the bill doesn’t even make sense and uses “psychic” instead of “psychiatric”… so not even proof read….
it’s basically a troll bill, more important things to get upset about (unless you’re in minnesota, then you should petition to remove them)

[–] tischbier@feddit.org 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

I noticed the “Psychic.” At first I thought that it was alluding to people like me who are lawyers but have a strategic mind and fairly accurately predict outcome with good data and information.

But then I immediately realized they’re just extremely dumb and dangerous. Might also have been trying to say psychotic/psychosis.

If it stays as written, then I would like them try to prove the existence of psychics.

It’s a troll as you say. But having watched the law for a long time and being in the law, it is highly likely that a group that is more competent will get a hold of this idea, draft a real version, and pump that legislation out to every state legislature.

We have that being homosexual is a crime still on the books in most places. We are only 40 years old from homosexuality being considered a mental illness. This sort of thing is absolutely on the table.

[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I don't know how to start a riot

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 32 points 23 hours ago

This statement sums up modern Western society.

[–] xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 22 hours ago

first: start a huge protest with flyers and stuff.
second: start breaking things.
????
nth: prison for inciting a riot.
(although, worth it)