XPost: alt.psychology, soc.culture.usa, alt.politics.libertarian   
   XPost: alt.fan.unabomber   
   From: pjbrass@uswest.net   
      
   On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:23:04 -0700, nappy-headed ho    
   wrote:   
      
   >Regarding last week's massacre of 32 Virginia Tech students and faculty,   
   >well I've noticed that the psychology/psychiatry industry is exploiting   
   >this incident for maximum profit and power.   
   >   
   >Already we hear demands that something be done about psychos like this,   
   >and the core of the argument is whether a person can be locked up before   
   >he does something, simply on a psychologist's opinion that he MIGHT pose   
   >a threat at some indefinite time in the future.   
   >   
   >This idea runs contrary to the principles enshrined in the U.S.   
   >Constitution.  Much of the Bill of Rights specifically deals with the   
   >rights of criminal defendents, including trial by jury and protection   
   >from self-incrimination.  What is being proposed is that a person should   
   >be incarcerated for having committed no criminal act, but simply because   
   >Dr. Phil thinks he's weird.  All humans are potentially dangerous, and   
   >those of us who can't control our violent animal impulses wind up in   
   >prison, but what the do-gooders would like to do is imprison people who   
   >obviously have committed no violent crimes (or they would already be in   
   >prison).  They argue that society shouldn't have to wait for a tragic   
   >crime to occur, that a person should be locked up just because others   
   >THINK he might commit a crime.   
   >   
   >So who is in favor of giving quacks like Dr. Phil the legal authority to   
   >decide whether you or I should be locked up in mental hygiene facilities   
   >just because they disagree with our attitude?  Nevermind that you obey   
   >the law and all that nonsense, just because Dr. Phil is "concerned"   
   >about your attitude or behavior is sufficient to get you locked up with   
   >no right to trial and of course no right against self-incrimination   
   >(because your statements to Dr. Phil will be used to prove your mental   
   >inferiority in kangaroo court).   
      
   What is even more interesting is that they are attempting to cover up   
   the fact he was on anti-depressants which have been proven to cause   
   violent tendencies and suicides.  They put him in that condition to   
   begin with.   
      
   Pat   
      
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