The foundation of the new policy is that New York state will be able to authorize first responders to forcibly hospitalize mentally ill New Yorkers who cannot meet their own basic needs such as food, shelter or medical care.

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    19 hours ago

    the one that explicitly states being homeless is a mental illness, being unable to procure food legally is a mental illness

    It doesn’t state that at all. That’s your poor reading and comprehension skills at play.

    and that all first responders, i.e. cops that are absolutely not trained to deal with mental illness, are the sole arbiters of who gets these holds now.

    The whole point of this is that now instead of police being dispatched as first responders, it will be unarmed trained mental health professionals. So it’s the exact opposite of what you’re saying it is.