A response to a Cracked.com article « Beyond Meds

In order to infuse my posts with humor, I make it a habit to read Cracked.com almost daily; it’s one of the best satirical websites around (superior even to the Onion, in my humble opinion).  But when I saw Item #5 in this article today, I didn’t find it particularly funny.  It speaks to me of a trend — accelerating rapidly now because of the Jared Loughner incident — towards involuntary institutionalization of the mentally ill.  I couldn’t let it stand; I had to raise my voice.