"Starting Sept. 1, the inability to recognize one’s psychiatric condition, or anosognosia, will be grounds for a law enforcement officer to detain an individual if it could lead to harm.

In such cases, a doctor would evaluate the patient’s mental health within 12 hours, and, if deemed necessary, could initiate a series of steps that could lead to a judge deciding whether to court-order treatment. Anosognosia is a result of physical changes to the brain, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and is common with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder."

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    Person: a concern for one’s own safety in the face of dangers that are real and immediate is the process of a rational mind.

    Police: oh, carry on.

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      Kurt Cobain: just because you’re paranoid don’t mean they’re not after you

      Courtney Love, to herself: oh shit, he’s on to me!

      Sorry for getting my 90s conspiracy theory joke on your lovely Catch 22 reference 😁