<p>It sounds like both times he was ‘detained’ there were procedural or consent or cause reasons whey they couldn’t hold him longer. I don’t know what those are or the proper terminology. Some of it in these case seems to hinge on active, imminent threat to self or others. It is just hard to understand how we ended up in this place where everyone’s hands seem to be tied even as people who are known to have serious mental health issues kind of melt down before our eyes.</p>