Posted by Noa on January 28, 2000, at 21:24:20
ABC News 20/20 just aired a piece about a guy who was hospitalized involuntarily because he was promoting unionization at his company. The company had the sheriff arrest him, and the company doctor, who never met the guy, suggested to the sheriff's office to commit the guy involuntarily because he was supposedly mentally ill and dangerous, even though he had no history of violent or erratic behavior. He had seen a psychiatrist for depression, and of course, his confidential info was distorted and used against him. He is suing, and some bigwhig attorneys are helping him because of the obvious civil/human rights issues. There will be a live chat about this story at abcnews.com at 11 pm eastern time.
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