From: Tim Bates (tbates@karri.bhs.mq.edu.au)
Date: Wed Feb 17 1999 - 00:43:49 MST
EvMick@aol.com said
>I noticed that gun makers are held liable now for acts committed with their
>products....I notice that funding for science is down...I notice that
>........
How about in the UK (as repotted on BBC radio) where they are proposing
to incarcerate people who might commit a crime in the future.
In particular, for having a personality disorder. My jaw dropped.
The polly was saying
"in the past people with personality disorders have gone on to hurt
people and we cannot let this happen again"
+
"we cannot wait for the science on this one"
oh right.
There is massive overlap between the personality disorders themselves
(comorbidity), and serious (Axis 1 in DSM) disorders such as depression
and anxiety, as well as with normal personality (the best predictor of
personality disorder apart from a clinical diagnosis is simply unusually
high levels of emotionality (Neuroticism).
Essentially, this guy is suggesting that the government be given cart
blanch to imprison around half of the population. And even then, not on
the basis of evidence of misdeeds, but by opinions about internal motives
and processes - talk about an invitation for witch hunting.
tim
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