Give him some 'Estrich' treatment instead -- maybe he'll shake out of it...
Posted on 08/06/2007 10:22:05 AM PDT by Delphinium
BOISE, ID, August 3, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Federal district Judge Mikel Williams ruled on Friday that the Idaho Department of Correction must provide an inmate with estrogen therapy.
The inmate believes that he is a woman trapped in a man's body. The man, who castrated himself using a disposable razor blade while in prison, demanded female hormone therapy, and also changed his name from Randall Gammett to Jenniffer Spencer.
After prison officials refused estrogen therapy, but instead offered testosterone therapy to replace the hormones lost to castration, the inmate sued, alleging he was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment and other constitutional violations.
State officials said the inmate was in prison for several years before demanding treatment. In 2004, he survived an attempted suicide. Two months later he tried to castrate himself, failing in the first attempt but later succeeding.
"There is no evidence before the court that female homrmones have, in fact, proved harmful to male subjects who are no longer producing testosterone," said Justice Williams, according to AP.
The case of Randall Gammett, now Jenniffer Spencer is yet to go to trial. Justice Williams' order is for the state to provide the hormone treatment pending trial, which is yet unscheduled.
The legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, which is representing Spencer, welcomed Williams' ruling. Shannon Minter refers to the Spencer as "she", saying, "It got her the relief which she so urgently needed without any further delay. The decision is just so overwhelmingly positive that we are very hopefully the department will now work out a settlement with us without insisting on going forward with an entire trial.
Liberty Counsel, however, is a nationwide legal organization with experience in litigation of transsexual legal issues. Mathew D. Staver, the Founder of Liberty Counsel and Dean of Liberty University School of Law, pointed out the absurdity of the current case, saying, "Hormones and plastic surgery do not change a person's sex, which is an immutable trait fixed at birth. Plastic surgery and hormone treatment to alter a person's sexual appearance is no more warranted than is liposuction for an anorexic. The state should not be compelled to fund so-called sex reassignment surgery, especially when such treatment is not widely accepted, is experimental, and has not been shown to resolve the disturbed mental behavior."
Bryan Fischer, the executive director of hte Idaho Values Alliance, agreed with Staver, saying, "Whether transgenderism ought to be normalized, and whether taxpayer dollars should be spent in futile attempts to turn males into females, are decisions that should be made by Idaho's lawmakers, no by unelected and unaccountable judges."
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I guess some will call us “haters” for posting this.
So he’s post-operative transgendered? But he did the operation himself???? ouch?????
Political correctness says we need to be tolerant and compassionate towards him, but are we going to set legal precedents here that prisoners have “rights” to trans-gendered operations and trans-gendered medical treatments?
It’s one thing for folks in S.F. to get these operations but another for a prisoner, who has committed some crime to be locked up in the first place, to have “rights” to trans-gendered services.
Hillary Clinton will appoint judges who will take the liberal position on any issues like this that come up.
Give him some 'Estrich' treatment instead -- “..Fund Estrogen Treatment for Male Inmate Who Thinks He Is A Woman.”
If I were a lawyer I would try to get the woman acquitted because the original crime was committed by a man.
“Judge Forces Idaho to Fund Estrogen Treatment for Male Inmate Who Thinks He Is A Woman”
Maybe he just needs a new cell mate.
Judge Mikel, on his recent hianus to the Left Coast, was spotted participating in his favorite pastime - rollerblading.
Now, some bleeding heart judge will order the state to pay for this prison b#tch to have the hormones so that he can play all he wants in there. Beyond the beyonds.
Now, some bleeding heart judge will order the state to pay for this prison b#tch to have the hormones so that he can play all he wants in there. Beyond the beyonds.
Actually.... He was appointed in 1984. Here's an extract of his bio.
The Honorable Mikel H. Williams became Chief Magistrate Judge on April 1, 2007. Judge Williams was appointed as the first full-time U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of Idaho in 1984. Prior to his appointment as a Magistrate Judge, Judge Williams was a partner in the Boise law firmof Collins, Manly and Williams. He also served as an Assistant United States Attorney, and served four years of active duty in the United States Army, receiving his commission in the Judge Advocate Generals Corps.. Judge Williams received his undergraduate degree from University of Idaho in 1966, and his law degree from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1969. Judge Williams is a past chairman of the Ninth Circuit Magistrate Judges Association; a member of the Ninth Circuit Defenders Committee; Chairman of the District Court Local Rules Committee; and a member of the American Inns of Court. Judge Williams holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, Retired in the United States Army Reserves.
I have never understood why tax monies should enable people who willingly choose to be side-show freaks.
That is beyond stupid.
And that was unreasonable... why?
If s/he mutilated heim/herself (removed the hormone-producing organs), why must the state pay for reconstruction? Why does the perpetrator get to choose the replacement option?
Heck, using this logic, I can run a small restaurant business into the ground, and ask the government to replace it with a different business, "since inside I always felt like a venture capitalist". To deny my request is cruel and unusual punishment.
(Hopefully someone with a better biology background can explain why hormones are needed at all.)
Why did you guess right???? Yes he did. My question even more than Reagan picking this guy is why is this in Idaho????? I thought that was a pretty red state. I guess Washington State is starting to infest poor Idaho.
That’s what I was thinking about in my other post, but I couldn’t remember the POS’s name. I can’t believe you can go to prison and have bennies like that. Out effin rageous!
He/She/It might enjoy that.
At least the name isn't spelled "JennifFer".
For more insight into the phenomena of bizarre name spellings, see the movie "L.A. Story" with Steve Martin.
Seems this judge can’t give enough.
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=2&DR_ID=36425
http://westernwatersheds.org/news_media/newsmedia_2005/wwp101_newsmedia.html
More news on Williams:
https://www2.state.id.us/isb/PDF/Magistrate-Judge-AnnouncFinal.pdf
PRESS RELEASE United States District Court, District of Idaho • James A. McClure Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse 550 West Fort Street • Boise, Idaho • For Immediate Release Date: July 25, 2007 Contact: B. Lynn Winmill, Chief District Judge Phone: 334-1373 Fax: 334-9362 Subject: Magistrate Judges for the District of Idaho Chief District Judge B. Lynn Winmill announced that Chief Magistrate Judge Mikel H. Williams and Magistrate Judge Larry M. Boyle will retire in 2008. Judge Winmill noted that “these judges have left an indelible mark on the Federal Judiciary and the people of Idaho.
Ya think!
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