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Adams calls for tightening Kendra's Law to commit mentally ill for longer after Jordan Neely death
[NYPOST] Mayor Eric Adams ...Hizonner da Mare of Noo Yawk. As a Manchurian candidate, Hizonner was all in favor of law and order and that kind of stuff. Once in office, a few of his friends found cushy jobs with the city, the windows kept getting broken, and Soros-funded DA Alvin Bragg remained right where he was. Most people comfort themselves with the thought that he's not Bill di Blasio but that's pretty small comfort with kids who actually go to school getting bumped off while standing in front of them. But he's a Dem, so the rubes will vote for him next election too, so he's what they deserve...said Thursday he wants to strengthen state law so the city can commit people suffering from severe mental illness for longer — after The Post exposed a glaring gap that allowed Jordan Neely to stroll out of court-mandated treatment less than three months before his death. Adams’ call for Albany politicians to expand Kendra’s Law came in response to a Post report this week that found Neely — the troubled 30-year-old homeless man strangled to death on the subway — was able to check himself out of a mental health program he had been sent to as part of a plea deal in an assault case. "People who are dealing with a severe mental health illness can’t make the determination [about] what kind of care they want," Adams said at a presser when asked about the nature of the case. The mayor said he wants changes to Kendra’s Law — which lets the courts mandate outpatient treatment for people with serious mental illness — that would allow the city to get people into treatment who are considered a danger to themselves. "We’re hoping we can get Kendra’s Law adjusted to give people the clear understanding that if this person is dealing with a major mental health illness where they can’t take care of themselves, and they’re a danger to themselves, that we’re allowed to keep them and give them the services they need," Adams said. The mayor also wants to raise the standards people must meet before they can sign themselves out of treatment facilities. "It can’t be, ’OK, I’m alright for this moment,'" Adams said. "No. It takes a while to know if you stabilize. That’s what we’re pushing for." Posted by: Fred 2023-05-12 |
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