Cyberpsychosis was a very common condition. Under the immense psychological pressure of modern life, everyone suffered from it to some degree; mild cases were simply called cyberdepression. That was the official explanation of cyberpsychosis, but civilians and doctors alike in District 25 knew better. If only it really were that simple.
Whenever someone with cyberpsychosis appeared nearby, people had to call in someone qualified to handle them. Otherwise, there was no telling whether they might suddenly erupt, pull out a few firearms, and start slaughtering people.
"Qualified" here did not mean having some required permit. It meant having enough firepower to deal with them, lest a drawn-out response fail to resolve anything and only lead to another massacre.
The most troublesome thing about cyberpsychosis was that, before an episode began, there was no way to intervene-even if the person had suffered a mental breakdown and was staggering through the streets in a daze. After all, District 25 had far too many people like that. There was no way to tell whether they had simply had a bad day, lost their job, discovered their child was not theirs, or found out someone had swindled away their assets. Surely you could not arrest someone just because their misery showed on their face.
Then what about using a different criterion, such as drawing a gun?
That could just be a gang shootout. A little excessive, perhaps, but gangs knew their limits and would finish fighting before the Peacekeeping Forces arrived. Even after arriving, the Peacekeeping Forces might have to speak politely to the gang members. After all, there was no way to be sure whether they had someone backing them.
Unless Yucas came in person. The gang would claim they had someone above them, and Yucas would say, "You might have someone above