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/Calm-Technology7351 1d ago

No. There a psych wards specifically for criminals but the vast majority are not meant as a punishment. They are meant to get people the care they previously were not getting so they can rehabilitate and live a healthy life

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u/Smoolz 23h ago

And be stuck with a massive medical bill that will put them right back where they started.

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u/Calm-Technology7351 22h ago

That depends on where they go and what insurance they have. It is not a sure thing. Furthermore many people would make the ethical argument that the medical bills were worth saving the persons life

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u/Smoolz 22h ago

It really doesn't depend on any of that for most people. Look into the cost of getting sent to one of these wards, insurance or not you will be buried alive under that debt if you're not a millionaire. Also, love the lip service of "I saved your life!" just to turn around and leave people in a worse financial situation than they started in, which is in a lot of cases the very reason they were suicidal in the first place.

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u/Calm-Technology7351 22h ago

I’ve been to one when I was super depressed. I’m familiar with how they work. And I’m not in the mood for an ethical debate with someone who is very unlikely to change their opinion

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u/Smoolz 22h ago

Not so much an opinion as it is an observation of how broken our healthcare system is, but sure.

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u/Calm-Technology7351 17h ago

I agree that our healthcare system is broken. The opinion is whether or not time in a mental health facility is worth it for the suicidal