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Will Medicating the Mentally Ill Increase Public Safety?
LA County Supervisors want to expand “Laura's Law,” to forcibly medicate people who might commit violent crimes. Are the mentally ill more violent than anyone else?
By Warren Olney • • 32m ListenNot all of America's recent shootings have been blamed on the mentally ill, but they've raised suspicions. LA County Supervisors want the state to expand what's called "Laura's Law," designed to head off trouble by forcibly medicating people who might commit violent crimes. Are the mentally ill more violent than anyone else? Does Laura's Law make things better or worse? Also, mixed verdicts in the trial of former council members in the City of Bell and the State of Washington's new advisor on legalizing marijuana. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, will Cyprus be the Mouse that Roared in the Eurozone?
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