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Heed the pleas of the subway-shover's sister: Stop letting the severely mentally ill roam loose and untreated
 [NYPOST] Even if you don’t have a loved one plagued by mental illness who refuses to get help, you have to feel for Josette Simon, the sister of the man known as Simon Martial, 61, who has admitted to the horrific Times Square murder of Michelle Go."I remember begging one of the hospitals, ’Let him stay,’ because once he’s out, he didn’t want to take medication, and it was the medication that kept him going," Josette, 65, told The Post.New York City’s mental-health system (perhaps the entire nation’s) is broken. Time and again, it releases to the streets people who are a danger to at least themselves, and tragically often to innocents like Go. Even pleas from family members like Josette Simon prove futile, as the system doesn’t even use the tools available, such as Kendra’s Law, to mandate treatment. "There was nothing I could do," she weeps. "And they let him out in the street. "People who saw him know — he’s crazy," she says. "My brother had been sick for so long." Diagnosed with schizophrenia decades ago, he was taken in by another sister after their mother’s death. "She had to call the police on him a couple of times, but after that, he went downhill. He’s been in and out of mental hospitals at least 20 years." He did state prison time after robbery and attempted robbery convictions. "Get him some help," she pleads. "I’m not saying let him out, but get him some help." Posted by: Fred 2022-01-19 |
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