>>My father is a homeless guy who has had plenty of soup kitchen and Salvation Army meals.
>>He is mildly mentally ill - electroshock will do that to someone.
>>Not a danger to anybody, and not sick enough to put away.
>>Not a thing anybody can do to force him to live the life you and I live.
>>I give money to the Salvation Army, I don't know what else to do.
>>In any case - he gets enough to eat.
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>Michael
>I'm sorry to hear about your father.
>My best wishes for him as he deals with his struggles.

Best wishes are more than he has gotten from me for the last 5 decades or so.
But I am slowly coming around to your view.
Thanks