[WXRGina]

This whole time it has been “government officials” (not local police) who have been arguing against Brandon Raub in these hospital hearings.

But, I get it. You did not like the piece. Fine.

I wrote it to spread the story, and that’s what happened.

Now, for an update: a circuit court judge has ordered Brandon released, because the “original petition contained no facts.” The whole detention was BOGUS (the point of my column). http://wtvr.com/2012/08/23/brandon-raub-judge-orders-release-of-detained-marine-veteran-freed/

[wideawake]

Well, it looks like the big, scary Soviet Union-style government of Virginia gave Raub his full rights of due process and his psych hold was overturned.

Maybe we don't live in a totalitarian dictatorship after all.