Ramaswamy’s answer to rising crime: ‘Involuntary commitment’ to mental hospitals

By Heather Hamilton

Published October 3, 2023 5:11am ET

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Ramaswamy’s answer to rising crime: ‘Involuntary commitment’ to mental hospitals — Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said the “crime epidemic” in the United States can be fought by bringing back mental hospitals. “It’s a taboo subject, but we have to talk about the hard truth,” Ramaswamy told Jesse Watters Primetime. “Violent crime has risen over precisely the period that we have shuttered these psychiatric institutions.” HARRIS […]

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said the “crime epidemic” in the United States can be fought by bringing back mental hospitals.

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