r/nextfuckinglevel 1d ago

A police officer in Mexico prevents someone's suicide attempt, on a bridge, with no safety equipment.

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u/AnonThrowawayProf 1d ago

And what makes you the expert? You ever stayed in one? Worked in one? Let’s just shrug our shoulders and say whelp, nothing can be done it’s fine? Maybe we should think “even though not much can be done right now, it is still not okay”

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u/supreme-manlet 1d ago

Just because you stayed in one doesn’t make you an expert on how to better run the place lmfao

And I say this as someone who has been there

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u/AnonThrowawayProf 1d ago

It sure as hell makes you someone who can contribute credible, firsthand experience. I’ve been on advisory committees that bring on these same kind of people (not for a psych ward, for social services type things) to check for advice/experience before making a final decision. So if we were both on an advisory committee, both our opinions would help shape decisions.

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u/doggietv123 1d ago

I’m not a dog either but I understand keeping a dog in a pond is inhumane I never said I was an expert but the cold heart truth is we don’t have enough workers or funding for mental health services yet it’s still being worked on

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u/AnonThrowawayProf 1d ago

Well yeah I know what the cold hearted truth is. That’s literally what my original comment was espousing

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u/doggietv123 1d ago

We can all just be glad they don’t lobotomize people anymore as far as I’m aware of

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u/AnonThrowawayProf 1d ago

We can definitely agree to that.