“To assign blame or responsibility instead of treatment, that’s the crime.” Dr. Pei. Thank you for getting it, Marissa! Yes. THAT’s why an Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) law can be assigned along with a Diversion to Civil Commitment instead of sentencing. That’s justice. The fact we are criminilizing those whose acts were done from untreated mental illness, yet denying them continued care and a bridge or handicap ramp to that care without a federally funded AOT team, is the most backward thinking in our society.
