Mental Health Round-Ups: The Next Phase of the Government’s War On Thought Crimes

July 19, 2023

by John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead The Rutherford Institute

“There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is a dangerous activity.” – Hannah Arendt

Get ready for the next phase of the government’s war on thought crimes: mental health round-ups and involuntary detentions.

Under the guise of public health and safety, the government could use mental health care as a pretext for targeting and locking up dissidents, activists and anyone unfortunate enough to be placed on a government watch list.

If we don’t nip this in the bud, and soon, this will become yet another pretext by which government officials can violate the First and Fourth Amendments at will.

This is how it begins.