Anya ,'Storyteller'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Robin's right. What's wrong with "she's nuts, lock the door" is that it deprives her of the right to participate in her own defense, and she doesn't appear competent to appreciate that.
Locking her up and throwing away the key without trial may seem equally unfair to some people.
Someone has probably already posted this, but apparently there's a researcher out there who says that black holes do not exist. In the interest of accuracy, Disney's going to have to remake that movie now.
I hate zombie dreams. Really I do. Even when they're implied zombies. Like the other night when somebody removed the sewer covers to let them out. Not that zombies could climb ladders but it was still a concern and as the town's spiderman I was the one who had to deal with it. But not until after lunch, even though I had to wait in line.
So what's new with you guys?
THOMASH!
Whoa, really? I thought people had a right to refuse medical treatment (unless they're dangerous, I guess), though I do seem to recall a Law&Order that contradicts my belief...
People in mental institutions also cannot refuse medication.
apparently there's a researcher out there who says that black holes do not exist.
John Crichton is going to be so bummed.
In the interest of accuracy, Disney's going to have to remake that movie now
The first half and the second half of that sentence, they do not match. Like two different types of plaid.
"Competent" people can refuse medical treatment. What happens when you're not (or might not be) competent, in the legal sense? Do you let someone not competent make life-changing decisions?
It's a really hard call, I don't know where you draw the line.
Hec, few things say, "Get your arse to a doctor stat," like shooting stabby eye pain.
Robin's right. What's wrong with "she's nuts, lock the door" is that it deprives her of the right to participate in her own defense, and she doesn't appear competent to appreciate that.
Locking her up and throwing away the key without trial may seem equally unfair to some people.This makes sense to me. She could end up locked up forever, because she has an illness. With treatment, she might be able to defend herself such that she doesn't get locked up at all. Forced treatment sucks, but since she was a danger to another person--Elizabeth Smart--it seems a bit better than imprisonment for illness.