From: "nu-monet v4.0"
Newsgroups: alt.slack
Date: Mon, Mar 11, 2002
(I wonder how long it will be before they forcibly drug *all*
prisoners, because they're easier to control that way?)
http://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/temp/0308-140.html
WASHINGTON, March 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Defendants can be
forcibly drugged even though they haven't been convicted of any
charges and pose no danger to themselves or others. That's the
ruling issued yesterday by the Federal Court of Appeals for the
Eighth Circuit in the case of United States vs. Charles Thomas
Sell. (see http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/02/03/011862P.pdf)
The 2-1 split decision establishes government power to forcibly
medicate a person with mind-altering drugs even before trial.
"It's a shocking, inhumane decision. Now, all the government
needs are allegations and a cooperative psychiatrist to forcibly
drug any citizen," said Andrew Schlafly, general counsel for the
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). That group
filed an amicus brief opposing the government drugging.
"It's unprecedented to allow prosecutors to drug peaceful
defendants presumed to be innocent. Government cannot force
citizens to pledge allegiance to the flag, but now can forcibly
medicate them with mind-altering drugs," said Schlafly.
Dr. Sell, a St. Louis dentist, has been imprisoned for more than
4 years, including 1-1/2-half years in solitary confinement after
being charged with Medicaid fraud. He has never been brought to
trial.
While acknowledging that "the evidence does not support a
finding that Sell posed a danger to himself or others" the majority
opinion still found that "charges of fraud" alone are "serious"
enough to justify forced medication. Further, the Court held that
there are no limits on the quantity or type of drugs.
"There's no good reason why Dr. Sell has been held so long
without trial, and this decision will most likely prolong his
imprisonment with no end in sight," said Schlafly. The dissenting
judge pointed out that even if Dr. Sell were to be found guilty,
his sentence would be no more than 41 months -- one year less than
he's already served.
A similar case is pending before the same court to allow the
state to forcibly medicate a convicted murderer for execution.
"It's appalling that the court will drug a man presumed to be
innocent, even if it's illegal to do the same thing to a convicted
killer," Schlafly said. He said that AAPS will seek to overturn the
ruling.
AAPS is a non-partisan, dues-supported professional association
of physicians in all practices and specialties, dedicated since
1943 to protecting the sanctity of the patient-physician
relationship from third-party interference.
For more information on Dr. Sell's case, see
http://www.aapsonline.org and click
on "Court Okays Forced
Drugging"
--
"The guarding of freedom that God grants is
the noble charge of the Department of Justice."
--Attorney General John Ashcroft
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From: dyskolos
"nu-monet v4.0" wrote:
> (I wonder how long it will be before they forcibly drug *all*
> prisoners, because they're easier to control that way?)
>
They DO forcibly drug all prisonerswho are considered or alleged to be
"mentally ill" and all prisoners in so-called "mental hospitals."
>
>
> "It's a shocking, inhumane decision. Now, all the government
> needs are allegations and a cooperative psychiatrist to forcibly
> drug any citizen," said Andrew Schlafly,
NOW??? Once again somebody finds out something is happening and thinks
it just started happening the day before they heard about it. Forcible
drugging of prisoners inside institutions is just as pervasive as
voluntary drugging of prisoners outside institutions - i.e. the
Conspiracy's TV-hypnotized booze-and-sugar doped workdrones.
> "It's unprecedented to allow prosecutors to drug peaceful
> defendants presumed to be innocent. Government cannot force
> citizens to pledge allegiance to the flag, but now can forcibly
> medicate them with mind-altering drugs," said Schlafly.
No, son, we can't force you to pledge the flag... but see all them big
shaved-headed fellers over there? They're all pledgin the flag and they
sure wouldn't take it well if you seemed to be saying they were wrong .
You see my point son? Attaboy, just put your hand over your heart....
see now it don't hurt none to go along with folks and you don't want to
be supporting terrorism do ya? Nurse, you can put the needle away.