I think the guy is a rat and a racist, as well as a jackass, but I don't like the idea of forced psychiatric exams as a precondition to justice. If a man doesn't want to submit to a psych, he shouldn't be forced to, nor should it be required as a condition to bail. If they think he is too mentaly deficient to stand trial, then put him through the conservatorship process before they try him.
I don't think anyone would pass a psych exam IF..the criterea is set by psychology majors. Then, you have to answer the box saying whether you were ever under a psychiatrist care for the rest of your damn life
Whether he is or isn't mentally ill is not the issue. The issue is whether the court can impose such a condition of bail, because once it works for Lopez, it will work for any of us.
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