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Prison resumes forcible medication of Loughner
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| 7/21/11
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Posted on 07/21/2011 2:04:51 PM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley
One has to wonder if this isn’t like the Rosemary Kennedy political lobotomy of our era. Kind of convenient that he’s warehoused away for the long term.
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posted on
07/21/2011 2:09:36 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: markomalley
Loughner's attorneys say their client has been on 24-hour suicide watch,...They should do everyone a favor and remove the 'watch'.
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posted on
07/21/2011 2:11:16 PM PDT
by
GoldenPup
To: Joe 6-pack
Kind of convenient that hes warehoused away for the long term.
Yes, we demand he be bailed and released onto the streets.
What are you, as nutty as he is?
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posted on
07/21/2011 2:25:58 PM PDT
by
Cheburashka
(If found, please return this Ring of Power to Sauron, Lord of Darkness. Return postage guaranteed.)
To: Cheburashka
Who said anything about releasing him? Do you know what kinds of meds he's receiving? Does his attorney? Does anybody really, other than his (government) doctor?
Until somebody clearly establishes otherwise, I'm going to operate under the assumption that he's going to continue to be 'medicated' until there's no chance his public pronouncements or revelation threaten to embarass the left. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if he comes out of *therapy* admitting that Rush and Sarah did compel him to pull the trigger.
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posted on
07/21/2011 2:38:48 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: markomalley
I’d prescribe about 8 feet of nice, soft nylon rope, to be taken as needed.
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posted on
07/21/2011 2:43:49 PM PDT
by
USMCPOP
(Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
To: Joe 6-pack
The entire thing was suspicious in the way it happened and has been handled in the press since. The thing about Loughner is very fishy as well. Hustling him away across the country, just like they whisked Giffords away before she should have been in a plane. If they can medicate enemies of their choosing like this, it’s a slippery slope.
To: USMCPOP
I see your nylon rope and raise you something with a nice Carbon-Nitrogen bond in it.
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posted on
07/21/2011 3:23:32 PM PDT
by
GraceG
To: markomalley
In a July 12 ruling, the appeals court said Loughner's interest in not suffering the risk of side effects from powerful drugs is stronger than the government's interest in protecting Loughner and those around him in prison. But it noted that authorities can take steps to maintain the safety of prison officials, other inmates or Loughner, including forcibly giving him tranquilizers. His fear of side-effects trumps the direct fears of everybody around him? How convoluted is that?
I know, I know....SOP at the 9th, but still.
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posted on
07/21/2011 4:05:55 PM PDT
by
Cyber Liberty
(Oh, well, any excuse to buy a new gun is good enough for me.)
To: USMCPOP
Id prescribe about 8 feet of nice, soft nylon rope, to be taken as needed. In a room full of 10 foot rafters?
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posted on
07/21/2011 4:07:57 PM PDT
by
Cyber Liberty
(Oh, well, any excuse to buy a new gun is good enough for me.)
To: Joe 6-pack
Well, if you see some sort of conspiracy in holding him, you must want him freed. What other choice is there? Unless you plan on inviting him to live in your home.
Who cares about what medications he’s receiving? He's a nutburger! He's a schizophrenic! And a homicidal one. Any “revelations” he makes are the ravings of a madman. Anybody that would believe anything that comes out of his mouth would believe anything, period. And if anyone wants to crawl though his ravings to find gems of wisdom, I say to him, hey, go right ahead. We need more wacky conspiracy theories here on Free Republic.
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posted on
07/21/2011 4:20:58 PM PDT
by
Cheburashka
(If found, please return this Ring of Power to Sauron, Lord of Darkness. Return postage guaranteed.)
To: Cyber Liberty
“Id prescribe about 8 feet of nice, soft nylon rope, to be taken as needed.”
“In a room full of 10 foot rafters?”
When was the last time you tied a noose? Try it. Don’t short-sheet yourself, it’s not plesant.
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posted on
07/21/2011 4:54:08 PM PDT
by
USMCPOP
(Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Forcibly medicating a Democrat doesn’t require all that much force. Thanks markomalley.
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posted on
07/21/2011 5:32:23 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: Cheburashka
"Who cares about what medications hes receiving?" Obviously you do.
"He's a nutburger! He's a schizophrenic! And a homicidal one."
Then why are they not just committing him instead of trying to make him 'psychologically fit' to stand trial?
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posted on
07/21/2011 6:24:50 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Joe 6-pack
Perhaps they want to put him away or execute him. Law says if someone is committed he goes free if there is no reason to hold him.
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posted on
07/21/2011 6:27:45 PM PDT
by
Chickensoup
(In the 20th century 200 million people were killed by their own governments.)
To: Chickensoup
"Perhaps they want to put him away or execute him." So the prosecution is bolstering his insanity defense by insisting he's in critical need of psychotropic meds?
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posted on
07/21/2011 6:44:05 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Joe 6-pack
No they want him sane enough to stand trial.
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posted on
07/21/2011 6:46:51 PM PDT
by
Chickensoup
(In the 20th century 200 million people were killed by their own governments.)
To: Chickensoup
That's my point. They're only building the case that he's not sane now, which the defense will extrapolate to make the case he was not competent at the time of the shooting.
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posted on
07/21/2011 6:50:40 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Joe 6-pack
The man is crazy. Getting him into a courtroom assures some level of public safty and perhaps a lifetime commitment to a forensic psych unit. Not doing this will get him little to no time. Psych laws dont have teeth here.
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posted on
07/21/2011 6:54:38 PM PDT
by
Chickensoup
(In the 20th century 200 million people were killed by their own governments.)
To: Joe 6-pack
look, he is a violent nut who hurts people. I don’t think we should let him drive, and the Tucson police can’t be trusted to write tickets, or drive a golf cart.
It is convenient to lock him up, compared to trying to store him in my bathroom. I am all for that kind of convenience.
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posted on
07/22/2011 1:20:55 AM PDT
by
donmeaker
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