Jail: The New Psychiatric Hospital Here is the scenario: Police are called to a local coffee shop because the manager fears that a “man acting crazy” is harassing customers by asking them for money as they enter and leave. The police arrive; they attempt to speak to “man acting crazy”, only to learn that he is incoherent and appears to be speaking gibberish. Although he does not appear to be a threat (i.e. no weapons are found on the man), police escort him to central booking