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Do people genuinely believe 'you should get her/him sectioned' as some sort of option?

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likelysuspect · 26/04/2026 19:31

I see this sort of comment quite a lot on here and its cropped up in another thread.

'you should consider getting her sectioned'

And the OP is thanking the poster for the useful advice!!

The issue around sectioning has also come up a lot in the threads about the Southport killer and on threads about children with that sort of presentation

It astounds me that in this day and age people still think that you can 'get someone sectioned' as if you just phone someone and the black Maria comes and gets them.

OP posts:
Youthinkyouareaniconoclast · 26/04/2026 19:52

Petrolitis · 26/04/2026 19:33

Its unbelievably difficult to get someone sectioned. They have to be really ill.

And if course you can't "get" someone sectioned. Not your decision, that's down to the panel for a S2/3, police officer for a 136 and all manner of complications for a 135.

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likelysuspect · 26/04/2026 19:36

Youthinkyouareaniconoclast · 26/04/2026 19:33

There's a LOT of ignorance around how this works.

And most people don't have a clue as to how high the threshold is.

I know it amazes me.

I have gone through the Southport threads trying to educate people but people still keep repeating it as if its like going to get antibiotics.

Or not understanding what a treatable diagnosed MH condition is.

OP posts:
Petrolitis · 26/04/2026 19:33

Its unbelievably difficult to get someone sectioned. They have to be really ill.

Youthinkyouareaniconoclast · 26/04/2026 19:33

There's a LOT of ignorance around how this works.

And most people don't have a clue as to how high the threshold is.

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