r/nextfuckinglevel • u/bendubberley_ • 1d ago

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

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u/love6471 1d ago

Putting someone in a psychiatric ward is not criminalizing suicide. It's a precaution to save lives. What do you think he would do if they just immediately released him? I've been committed by the police. Sucks and feels like a punishment at the time, but it saved my life and was 1000x better than a jail cell.

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u/AnonThrowawayProf 1d ago

Psych ward stays shouldn’t feel punitive.

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u/Bladesnake_______ 1d ago

It's not punitive. It's restrictive. And only until they determine if you are a danger to the public.

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u/shabusnelik 1d ago

Ideally, it's not punitive, but in practice those places are really bad and often not helpful at all. Being trapped with a bunch of other severely mentally ill people is not a good way to recover.