Posted on 07/23/2011 6:26:02 AM PDT by Libloather
Delusion guided accused shooter of soldiers at Little Rock recruiting center
Psychiatrist says reality was lost on Muhammad
By Kristina Goetz
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Posted July 23, 2011 at midnight
LITTLE ROCK -- The star defense witness in the capital murder trial of Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad said Friday that the defendant believes he is persecuted because he's Muslim and that his actions are more important than they really are -- all because he suffers from a delusional disorder.
"Saying you're an operative of a major terrorist organization is grandiose," said Dr. Shawn Agharkar, a psychiatrist who examined Muhammad three times in as many months this year. He added that nothing in the record indicates Muhammad is a member of such an organization.
"I do believe he knew right from wrong legally," Agharkar said. "But morally he felt it was righteous."
Muhammad, a native Memphian who is accused of killing Pvt. William A. Long and injuring Pvt. Quinton Ezeagwula in a June 2009 attack at a military recruiting center in Little Rock, refused a fourth visit by the doctor.
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Politically, what exactly distinguishes crimes of “Hate” from crimes of “delusion”?
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