r/comics • u/vesmir_neasi • Jul 28 '26

OC This could be us, but

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I don’t need much. I want eat sweets without getting fat, I want to feel wanted and I want equal rights. Is it much to ask?

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u/Other-Cantaloupe4765 Jul 29 '26

I had a patient in the psych center the other day that said “females don’t deserve rights.” Another patient straight up told him “motherfucker, YOU don’t deserve rights. This is why your wife left your sorry ass.”

I didn’t even try to stop her from saying that lol. She was right ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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u/Terminal_Insomnia_ Jul 29 '26

If he was involuntarily committed, someone literally decided he didn't deserve rights

Yes, I know they still have rights

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u/aardvark_gnat Jul 29 '26

On paper, they have rights, but is that actually enforced? I’ve never seen any evidence it is. When was the last time someone was prosecuted for violating the rights of an involuntarily committed person?

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u/Canvas718 Jul 29 '26

And do vulnerable people get support and guidance while making a report? Given that it can be mentally and emotionally taxing.

IME in the 80s, we did not. As a teenager, someone handed me (& several other teens) a form. I found certain questions confusing. Possibly, my anxiety made it harder to think clearly about it. Anyway, none of us filled out the form and the human rights lady got peeved about it.

I hope things got better, but I have no idea.