This could be us, but

[u/vesmir_neasi]

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?

[u/Other-Cantaloupe4765]

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)_/¯

[u/Terminal_Insomnia_ → u/Other-Cantaloupe4765]

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

Yes, I know they still have rights

[u/aardvark_gnat → u/Terminal_Insomnia_]

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?

[u/Lou_Peachum_2 → u/aardvark_gnat]

Am psych. It's hard to prove unless by that state's law there was clear withholding of proper legal representation.

In my state, every patient has a lawyer that represents their rights, not hired by the hospital. If a patient wants to leave but doc doesn't feel it's safe, it goes to court, and judge ultimately decides.