Harmeet Dhillon
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We had an experiment during the Reagan era to shut down the mental health institutions.
Some states had an excellent... It's the police power of the states, actually.
Some states had an excellent... It's the police power of the states, actually.
Right. Now we cut off children's breasts. That's what we do now.
Right. Now we cut off children's breasts. That's what we do now.
You know, Drew, any lawyer at my law firm can diagnose a schizophrenic by their emails. I'm slightly joking, but there are certain common aspects to it. And the fact that we don't have, you know, there's some people you can fix and there's some people who need to be institutionalized. Correct. And that is an unsolved problem in America.
You know, Drew, any lawyer at my law firm can diagnose a schizophrenic by their emails. I'm slightly joking, but there are certain common aspects to it. And the fact that we don't have, you know, there's some people you can fix and there's some people who need to be institutionalized. Correct. And that is an unsolved problem in America.
And it is inhumane that we're allowing them to live on the street and die on the street and then die on the street. And then we become a nerd to that.
And it is inhumane that we're allowing them to live on the street and die on the street and then die on the street. And then we become a nerd to that.
And we're callous to it. And that is like corrosive to our souls in a way.
And we're callous to it. And that is like corrosive to our souls in a way.
Yeah. So now we're left with nothing.
Yeah. So now we're left with nothing.
You know, it's a very broken system. And, you know, of course, the country's mental health problems flock to the good climate of California. They're not hanging out on the streets of Detroit or New York because you can't survive there. But you can live in San Francisco year-round on the street. You really can. Sure, as drug addicts.
You know, it's a very broken system. And, you know, of course, the country's mental health problems flock to the good climate of California. They're not hanging out on the streets of Detroit or New York because you can't survive there. But you can live in San Francisco year-round on the street. You really can. Sure, as drug addicts.
And you give them free drugs. We have drug tourists. And it isn't just the mentally ill now. We have fentanyl tourists, middle class white fentanyl tourists dying on the streets of San Francisco. And you have to turn the eye to that.
And you give them free drugs. We have drug tourists. And it isn't just the mentally ill now. We have fentanyl tourists, middle class white fentanyl tourists dying on the streets of San Francisco. And you have to turn the eye to that.
To a drug addict! They've cut back on that now, but I think... There's also the supply and demand issue. We have China pumping fentanyl into our borders and criminal gangs like the ones that get margaritas with senators transporting them.
To a drug addict! They've cut back on that now, but I think... There's also the supply and demand issue. We have China pumping fentanyl into our borders and criminal gangs like the ones that get margaritas with senators transporting them.
I'm really excited about the job description, which is enforcing the civil rights of the United States for all Americans, not just some Americans. And there's so much to do. Literally, Michael can tell you, I don't think my team is keeping up with the ideas I'm dumping on them. Like, look at this civil rights violation. Can we do something about that? Can we not? How do you find them?