In China, outspoken individuals are battling with the mental health system. These Chinese individuals are being wrongly accused of being mentally ill. Why are they receiving this treatment? Xu Lindong was a great example of how the system overpowered a young, Chinese man that wanted his opinion to be heard. Lindong's land was taken by the local government, therefore, he made plenty complaints. Was the local government aggravated or embarrassed by Lindong's complaints? To solve this problem, they believed they should lock these outspoken individuals in mental wards to "shut them up." If this were to happen in America, this would violate our first amendment. The people of China have no say in actions that may go against their beliefs. The Communist way of life gives the government a greater power over these people. Those who are confined are abused through several electric shocks for years. How can we change this? We can help them improve their system for the mentally ill and we can provide them with sufficient psychiatrists to diminish these issues. All psychiatrists should know the different signs of mentally ill individuals. I believe the Chinese government are paying these psychiatrists to continue to admit these innocent individuals so it looks like they are accomplishing something. This can relate to police officers in NYC because ever since the recession, officers were finding any little thing to fine individuals for. Officers were to have a certain amount fines or arrests in order to stay in the department or receive a good enough paycheck.
LaFRANIERE, SHARON, and DAN LEVIN. "Assertive Chinese Held in Mental Wards." New York Times. New York Times, 11 Nov. 2010. Web. 12 Nov. 2010. <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/12/world/asia/12psych.html?_r=3&pagewanted=1&ref=world>. Print.
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