What do you think about the police?

[Ranjr]

And that temporary order (at least here and in the UK) has to come from a judge, not the cops.

If it truly is the case that a cop can issue a commitment order, turn off the lights and lock the door. The US is proper fucked.

Boru

And if the cop doesn't want to bother the judge on a weekend, the schizophrenic off his meds stays with his beleaguered parents another night, despite the claims by neighbors that notes found in their lawns constitute a threat to self and others.  

Just as an example.  From my imagination.