[NU Sports] my new book

[Arthur Miller]

Just curious: why is it the responsibility of the federal government to take care of the mentally ill?  If there are too many on the streets of San Francisco, perhaps primary responsibility lies with that city's government and citizenry.
> From: MHRJGScott at aol.com> Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 20:54:55 -0400> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] my new book > To: nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com> CC: > > There was a time when mental illness was treated in an inpatient environ> ment, and I do not mean a warehouse or a "bedlam." But the federal govt. did not > deem those voiceless people powerful enough and threw them out on the > streets. I don't know about Oakland but I know the last time I was in San Fran the > mentally ill homeless on the streets were out of control. I guess the > situation has improved but the San Fran chronicle had a great series on "the shame of > the city"> _http://www.sfgate.com/homeless/_ (http://www.sfgate.com/homeless/) > 
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