Innocents abducted under "medical" guise

"Only in BushAmerica...The land of missed opportunity..."

Government and private agencies all over the country long ago made it their policy to "disappear" innocent Americans under the guise of psychiatry - often because of their political views, but sometimes because of family disputes or some other matter. And this scourge has only gotten worse.

America's psychiatric "hospitals" are full of people physically restrained or secluded for years for no reason - despite the fact that laws and court rulings explicitly forbid perpetual lockups.

In Virginia, a man was locked in a tiny suite for 15 years. In Connecticut and Florida, detainees were literally tethered to furniture for years at a time. Also in Florida, a man was strapped to a bed or wheelchair for over 2 years.

Federal law says seclusion, restraints, and druggings can only be used in psychiatric facilities in emergencies, and even then for no more than 24 hours at a time. Even the Supreme Court has ruled it unconstitutional to restrain people for extended periods. But "hospitals" evade this law by signing off on these restraints every 24 hours indefinitely.

There ought to be a law. There should be a federal ban on using restraints, period. But I think psychiatric abductions should be halted altogether.

Meanwhile, Dick Cheney roams free.

(Source: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hlIf7MAkCPk4kJ_oS5dn0bg1TQRgD958JD680)