All Posts Tagged With: "psychiatric incarceration"
Imprisoning Innocents
We often engage in behaviors that endanger ourselves and are protected from such actions by warnings—instinctual or those issued by parents, priests, politicians, and physicians. The penalty for ignoring most warnings is the consequence of our actions. In only a few exceptions—“suicidal ideation” or “threat” being one—are we punished for such actions by agents of [...]
30Nov2011 | Thomas Szasz | 5 comments | ContinuedThe Shame of Medicine: The Case of General Edwin Walker
In 1962 James Meredith, an African-American student, tried to enroll at the University of Mississippi. His admission was opposed by Ross Barnett, the Democratic governor of the state, former Major General Edwin A. Walker (1909–1993), a decorated hero of World War II and prominent “right-winger,” and a group of segregationist white students. To ensure Meredith’s [...]
23Sep2009 | Thomas Szasz | 8 comments | ContinuedCollege Suicide: Caveat Vendor
Nulla poena sine lege (no penalty without law). The rule that a person cannot be penalized for doing something that is not prohibited by law has long been viewed as a fundamental principle of free societies. American criminal law does not prohibit suicide. De jure, it is legal to kill yourself. De facto, if you [...]
1May2005 | Thomas Szasz | 1 comment | Continued-
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