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Dan O'Donnell: “Law enforcement really doesn't have broad power to detain…”

Featuring: Dan O'Donnell, Radio Host | Common Sense Central | Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Utility Legislation Debate with Mark Belling and Dan O'Donnell

Published | Video Starts at 1:03:06

It's not. And again, there's no indication whatsoever that marijuana has any bearing on this story. But I'm saying we are seeing more and more of these psychiatric episodes. And now Law enforcement really doesn't have broad power to detain people and force them to get the help they need. Look, I understand that you can't just lock people up in a sanitarium like in the early 1900s for months or years at a time. (1:03:06–1:10:09)

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Asserts that law enforcement lacks the authority to detain individuals for mental health treatment.

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