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A federal judge ordered the government to respond by Tuesday to a legal challenge against a decision to forcibly medicate Arizona shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner in a federal prison.
Originally posted by Jeanius
What do they want to give him?
The chemical lobotomy?
Originally posted by nikkibee
i dont think he deserves to die however if he is not going to a real prison he should not be able to choose his medical care
Originally posted by Bixxi3
wait do i understand this right? They want to medicate him to stand trial for something he did when he wasn't taking anyhting for his mental problems? Doesn't make sense to me
Originally posted by nikkibee
i dont think he deserves to die however if he is not going to a real prison he should not be able to choose his medical care
Dr. Carlos Tomelleri, a psychiatrist evaluating Loughner, cited three recent outbursts by the 22-year-old college dropout as justification for administering medication to him against his will, the documents said.