The main problem is that Mental Health is grossly underfunded, and there is literally nowhere to put those considered potentially dangerous in terms of scheduling. They are often released on the basis of their so called rights, but.....they have nowhere to go, or no follow up services!!!
Society is underfunded, and there are too many lawless people, like stalkers, who think it's fun to bait people on forums, and try and get them banned, but when the tables are turned, and those who do it, get exposed for what they do, and the things they try and hide, scream and Irma Grese and lie through their teeth, to try and deflect the truth, being that they started it all in the first place.
It's a common malady that suits a certain type of people, you can call the family actually, but generally spending all day and night on computers, gleaning peoples details, using other peoples id's to make money on the net.
Did you know Kat, some of these people actually register other peoples ID's to do paid surveys on line, simply altering their IP for each identity, and having multiple Paypal accounts to receive payments, it's all very unlawful what some people get up to, and sometimes, the mere hinting at it, is enough excuse for those who do, to start a vendetta against people to silence them.
I have seen evidence of this where people have claimed to have registered complaints with police, and actually in my case, I rang the police station only to find they had never heard of me, now that's when you know the sort of lying scheming idiots you deal with on the internet.
As far as the law catching up with idiots, and legislation to help, forget it, the law has been there for a coons age, and people can be prosecuted under the telecommunications act. which states it is unlawful to use a conveyance to harass. intimidate, yada yada yada.
The Police will act if someone dies, and that's about it, even then it's because the media is going to blow it sky high.