when he sang about oral sex, cops stopped the show

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“My mother told me that they thought he might have schizophrenia. He might sit with us, but he looked dead-eyed, non-communicative. One evening all of us were watching television. Out of nowhere, Lou began laughing maniacally. We all sat frozen in place. My parents did nothing, said nothing, and ignored it, as if it was not taking place.”
ECT was given as a treatment: twenty-four shocks over several weeks. He was strapped to a gurney. Muscle-relaxant drugs and anaesthetic were administered. A gag was placed in his mouth to stop him biting his tongue. Electrodes were then attached to the sides of his head, and an alternating current passed through his brain. The body went into seizure. Fists clenching, legs trying to kick, his whole body trembling briefly before going limp.
“I watched as my parents assisted him coming home afterwards, unable to walk. It damaged his short-term memory and throughout his life he struggled with memory retention. My father, controlling and rigid, was attempting to solve a situation that was beyond him. My mother was terrified and certain of her own guilt since they had told her this was due to poor mothering. My parents were caught in a bewildering web of guilt, fear and poor psychiatric care. They regretted it every day until the day they died.”