Posted on 03/07/2019 2:24:18 AM PST by robowombat
An assistant admissions director at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., was arrested Sunday on attempted murder charges, according to the San Francisco Police Department. James Shirvell, 26, was booked into San Francisco County Jail on charges of attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon other than a gun, and domestic violence. SFPD spokesman Robert Rueca says that due to the confidentiality requirements around domestic violence cases, details of the incident can't be shared.
Shirvell made a court appearance Wednesday, where his attorney stated that Shirvell and his girlfriend had both taken LSD, before Shirvell allegedly stabbed her "multiple times," KRON reported. The victim's mother read a statement on behalf of her daughter, which stated in part, "James was not at all aware during the incident. He was possessed by another force and had no intent to do me harm. This was a horrific incident that doesn't reflect his true character.
"He is still the best thing that has ever happened to me," the statement concluded.
Shirvell graduated from Yale in 2014, Before starting a job as an admissions counselor at Stanford in 2016, he was a Dean's Fellow at Yale and helped create the Yale-NUS College in Singapore.
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They always go back to their stabbers.
LSD has been around since the 60s and there hasn’t been an epidemic of stabbings since it was formulated. Sounds like he’s using the drug as an excuse.
Agreed. We’re not getting the whole story.
Bad reporting — no mention of LSD in either the header or lede.
His Facebook pics show that he has classic “crazy eyes”. Don’t blame this on LSD.
“He is still the best thing that has ever happened to me,”
The girlfriend still be trippin’.
“Was that wrong?”
Well then she’s had quite a life :)
If drunk drivers are responsible for their actions, so is “Captain Trips”.
“Assistant Admission Director”. Sounds like a completely worthless unnecessary position.
Never trust a Yalie.
...he gets to add paper to the copier and stables constant refilling....and sell LSD.
Used LSD, play stupid games win stupid prizes. Tim Leary should be proud.
“LSD has been around since the 60s and there hasn’t been an epidemic of stabbings since it was formulated. Sounds like he’s using the drug as an excuse.”
I’d agree. Also, LSD tends to intensify the mood of the person before it is ingested. This is why the few times I did it long ago, we always made sure we were in a good mood, having fun, and not depressed or sad.
The only way I’ll believe this was influenced by the acid, is if he was already in a murderous state before taking it. Otherwise, it’s just an excuse.
I’m aware of the “bad trips” scenario, in every case I’ve been able to find out about, it turned out the individual was not in a happy, ready for fun mood to begin with. LSD always enhances the mood you’re already in.
Once he started his trip,, he looked over and saw a giant lizard and it kept saying “I love you”...
That’s why I had to lay off LSD.
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