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Subject: Mental Illness
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Date: Sun, 24-Aug-86 22:28:48 EDT
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>From: Hank.Walker@unh.cs.cmu.edu

>I used to agree with a lot of what Libertarians espouse, but what
>really turned me off to them was their position on mental illness.

>[The position is] we shouldn't judge what is normal or abnormal
>behavior, and hence shouldn't restrain mentally ill people until they
>have or are in the process of committing a crime.

I can personally attest to Hank's in-depth knowledge of mental
illness.

After all, he went to Caltech.
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