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		themitigating on July 8, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is... If there were scandals at fire departments around the country would you eliminate some or all of them? It's the same with mental institutions. There are people who should be committed for the rest of their lives and nothing, short of curing them, changes that

germinalphrase on July 8, 2023 [–]

I don’t disagree that institutions should be part of the equation. I was just expanding on the earlier comment.

themitigating on July 9, 2023 | [–]

You're right. I read into your comment and assumed you meant that the closing were justified

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