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Brad Schimel: “75, 80% have some mental health problem, have some substance…”

Featuring: Brad Schimel, Republican | Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge, Waukesha County

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Brad Schimel On 'Positive Tuesday

Published | Video Starts at 07:59

And you've got to balance a lot of different things, you know, and the dangerous ones, they need to get locked up and stay locked up. But that's not most people. I mean, Chris, it's, you know, 75, 80% have some mental health problem, have some substance abuse problem or both. And, you know, they're not inherently evil. We can try to help them, but, you know, there's consequences for actions. And if you cross certain lines, you point a gun at the. (07:59–08:06)

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Asserts that 75-80% of people in the justice system have mental health or substance abuse issues.

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