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Cho’s ticket to the bughouse

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Cho Seung-Hui’s Commitment Papers:

For those of you who are into every minute detail no matter how insignificant it may be, Slate now has the commitment papers of Cho Seung-Hui.

I didn’t find the papers themselves very interesting but rather what was in the article that accompanied it.

The patient exercised his right to counsel by court-appointed attorney Terry W. Teel (see Page 2), and his case was considered and decided by Special Justice and Guardian Ad Litem Paul M. Barnett. Justice Barnett found that although Cho presented “an imminent danger to himself as a result of mental illness,” there were suitable “alternatives to involuntary hospitalization” available. Cho was ordered instead to get outpatient treatments (see Page 5). No record has been found to confirm whether Cho, who killed 32 people and himself on April 16, ever sought or received the court-ordered treatment.

Just a few quick questions here. If Cho presented an imminent danger to himself why was he not committed? Doesn’t imminent mean inevitable and immediate? Since the court ordered him to attend outpatient treatments was the court supposed to follow up to make sure he was attending? Isn’t that what court-ordered means?

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20 responses to “Cho’s ticket to the bughouse”

  1. BelchSpeak Avatar
    BelchSpeak

    Trench, please, show some compassion. This was not a commitment to a “bug house.” In the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, we call it a “funny farm,” or “Spelunking in Crazy Cavern.”

    Actually, it is indeed messed up that Cho was not properly supervised after his referral.

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  2. Trench Avatar
    Trench

    I was going to call it the squirrel hut or the cracker factory.

    “Spelunking in Crazy Cavern”

    That’s a new one on me. I’m going to have to remember that one.

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  3. ZappaCrappa Avatar
    ZappaCrappa

    And Please remember Trench…our judicial system and the leeches that inhabit and run it have done everything to ensure that THEY are never held accountable for their actions or decisions regardless of the loss of life that results…unlike the doctors they are more than happy to sue at the drop of a dime.

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  4. jim Avatar
    jim

    neither have the parents… whats your point ?

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  5. StandingUpForTheWeak Avatar
    StandingUpForTheWeak

    Thank you for putting the truth out!! people can say whatever they want. You did you part. This shows that 33 people died because someone did not do their job right. Also, you could not find a copy of it because “some people” i won’t mention who are so good at hiding the truth.

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  6. Trench Avatar
    Trench

    Is there a tin foil shortage this week?

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  7. blue_like_eeyore Avatar
    blue_like_eeyore

    I don’t understand this either. He was only in the hospital for 2 days. How can you make an accurate assessment of someone in 2 days? That is ridiculous.

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  8. BelchSpeak Avatar
    BelchSpeak

    I can recognize crazy within 60 seconds. So eyesore, I mean, eeyore, how long do you think it should take for someone to accruately assess a crazy man?

    That reminds me… I need to upgrade my butterfly net.

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  9. Trench Avatar
    Trench

    And where’s my Napoleon hat?

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  10. Avatar
    Anonymous

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cho_Seung-hui

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  11. jim Avatar
    jim

    “some people” i won’t mention who are so good at hiding the truth.

    *I agree, those are the same people who want to blame bullies, video games, movies, television, music of all kinds, the internet… basically anything and everything except the parents. Why would they be to blame? its not their job to raise their kids, right ? “it takes a village” right ? hahahahahahahahahahahahaa. Give me those ribs, you.

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  12. jim Avatar
    jim

    thats for a link to a website that is completely made up by users rather than based on factual information.

    I bet you go to IMDB for your updates on the progress of whatever movie you have been looking foreword to also, huh ?

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  13. jim Avatar
    jim

    correction … the first word should have been “thanks”

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  14. blue_like_eeyore Avatar
    blue_like_eeyore

    If he wasn’t having mood swings or saying all that weird crap about his invisible girlfriend in the hospital, then they can’t make an accurate diagnosis- which is why he was put on antidepressants instead of an antipsychotic or a mood stabilizer. Sure, you might be able to tell somebody is “crazy” or “weird” on your first impression, but since when were you a licensed psychiatrist?

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  15. blue_like_eeyore Avatar
    blue_like_eeyore

    Oh,and generally court-ordered assessments last 14 to 16 days but of course that’s AFTER they’ve already done something illegal unfortunately.

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  16. BelchSpeak Avatar
    BelchSpeak

    Illegal like… stalking two women?

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  17. BelchSpeak Avatar
    BelchSpeak

    Do you have to be a licensed doctor to know when someone is sick Eyesore? No, I don’t think so. You people that refuse to make a judgement for fear of offending people have the moral maturity of five-year olds.

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  18. jim Avatar
    jim

    where did I put that diploma ? 😛

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  19. blue_like_eeyore Avatar
    blue_like_eeyore

    I never said I was afraid to make a judgement, did I? I said that the psychiatrist couldn’t know what kind of crazy he was within 2 days.

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  20. blue_like_eeyore Avatar
    blue_like_eeyore

    Neither of them pressed charges. That’s probably why it wasn’t taken as seriously as it should have been.

    Don’t get me wrong- I think Cho was completely psychotic, evil and all-around fucked up.

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