Is Saddam Hussein Incompetent to Stand Trial???
If Saddam were tried in California, under the competency laws that exist in this country, he would quite possibly be found incompetent to stand trial for the following reasons:
* He is unwilling to cooperate with his attorneys
* He is unable to participate in planning his defense (unless his defense includes stalling court proceedings with uncooperativeness)
* He is unable to refrain from disrupting the court proceedings
* He is delusional about still being the leader of Iraq
* Because he has angry outbursts, some psychiatrist would likely erroneously diagnose him with Bipolar I Disorder
* He is unable to appreciate the wrongfulness of his actions
It would seem more legitimate if he were tried in an impartial country according to international law, but with the state of the world today, and the opposition to the war in Iraq, it is quite conceivable that he would be found not guilty and attempts made to reinstate him as the brutal dictator of Iraq. :)
* He is unwilling to cooperate with his attorneys
* He is unable to participate in planning his defense (unless his defense includes stalling court proceedings with uncooperativeness)
* He is unable to refrain from disrupting the court proceedings
* He is delusional about still being the leader of Iraq
* Because he has angry outbursts, some psychiatrist would likely erroneously diagnose him with Bipolar I Disorder
* He is unable to appreciate the wrongfulness of his actions
It would seem more legitimate if he were tried in an impartial country according to international law, but with the state of the world today, and the opposition to the war in Iraq, it is quite conceivable that he would be found not guilty and attempts made to reinstate him as the brutal dictator of Iraq. :)
posted by PsychDoctor at
11:06 PM
2 Comments:
Well I just watched a South Park episode where he practically stalks Satan. Surely there's a correlation in there somewhere.
Well, I guess he might be erroneously found incompetent, but in order to be incompetent to stand trial, the uncooperativeness or lack of understanding of court proceedings has to be caused by a mental disorder. He is competent to stand trial.
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