now it gets interesting, he had his hearing and they decided to hold him for 30 days on a Mental Health warrant which normally has a pretty high bar to reach. More details here.
http://www.examiner.com/article/brandon-raub-not-released-following-hearing
When a person is undergoing a psychiatric diagnosis, a key indicator of mental illness is that they tell the psychiatrist “what they really think”.
It actually makes sense, in that a sane person is at least somewhat scared, concerned for his well being, and doesn’t want to be seen as a kook. So sane people adjust their behavior to appear to be extra stable, not say things that are intended to disturb, and don’t talk about things they might truly believe, that they think others will see as abnormal. The proof of their sanity is that they are able to do this.
However, a person who is mentally ill is often too distracted or exhausted to make the effort. Importantly, this often does not indicate what kind of mental illness is at work, just that the person is mentally ill enough that it needs to be determined what their mental illness is, and what, if any, underlying cause it has.
Surprisingly, one of the biggest indicators of mental illness is that, when a person is asked if they think they are mentally ill, they reply “yes”.
I heard on the radio this afternoon that the Rutherford Institute is helping him file an appeal of the judge’s ruling.
http://www.1140wrva.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=128979&article=10355070