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Good intentions, yes. Enthusiasm, yes. Awareness of law, no.
@policecbecity citywide clean sweeps seem more efficient but are in reality dehumanising. The police has traditionally held responsibility wrt wandering mentally ill destitute persons, but a mass approach is wrong ...
@policecbecity citywide clean sweeps seem more efficient but are in reality dehumanising. The police has traditionally held responsibility wrt wandering mentally ill destitute persons, but a mass approach is wrong ...
We urge you @ipspolicetn @sameerangs @CollectorCbe to instead refer the @NHM_TN draft policy for homeless mentally ill and work towards a community based, individualised approach that is in compliance with current mental health, disability & privacy law.
nhm.tn.gov.in/en/node/6236
nhm.tn.gov.in/en/node/6236
Finally to quote Madras High Court's Justice Prabha Sridevan in Nathalie Vandenbyvanghe, 2008 indiankanoon.org/doc/1113887/?t…
16. Every person wandering on the street is not mentally ill. The police should not "round up" people as if they were stray cattle and deal with them as such...
16. Every person wandering on the street is not mentally ill. The police should not "round up" people as if they were stray cattle and deal with them as such...
Dear @Subramanian_ma ,
It has come to our notice that @NHM_TN and @chennaicorp have planned a 'drive' tomorrow (29-7-21) in Chennai with 19 buses to 'round up' destitute homeless people with significant mental health problems and bus them for eventual treatment.
This is unlawful
It has come to our notice that @NHM_TN and @chennaicorp have planned a 'drive' tomorrow (29-7-21) in Chennai with 19 buses to 'round up' destitute homeless people with significant mental health problems and bus them for eventual treatment.
This is unlawful
Only @chennaipolice_ is authorised to intervene in this case as per Mental Health Care Act 2017. ONLY when police officer of area jurisdiction has reason to believe of person wandering at large that there is presence of mental illness AND inability to fend for self / poses risk 
Even in case of this subset, the police is to inform the person of the grounds for taking into protection. With your 19 buses and target of 400 unsuspecting homeless PLMI, HOW do you propose to do this in one day.
More importantly, WHY would you choose such a dehumanising way?
More importantly, WHY would you choose such a dehumanising way?
