« Not Another Bomb | Main | Miers Withdraws »
October 26, 2005
Prescription For Trouble
A alleged schizophrenic sex offender was arrested in Jacksonville on capital murder charges for allegedly suffocating a 5 yr. old girl. (registration req'd) Go read the details, but basically it appears he had a psychotic break while visiting his brother, attacked another guest and took two children hostage. Which is bad enough, but check this out.
The newspaper obtained, through FOIA, a copy of his recent psychiatric admission records.
When Neal was discharged from the hospital July 19, 2004, the doctor prescribed two medications for Neal.
The first was for Abilify — a psychotropic drug used to treat schizophrenia.
The second drug listed on the discharge recommendations for the registered sex offender was Viagra. [emphasis mine]
May I just inquire WTF? I should think Viagra is the last thing a schizophrenic sex offender with a predilection for pre-pubescent little girls needs. I understand that anti-psychotic drugs often have what is delicately termed 'sexual side effects', but come on.
As Mike said, in this case that's a feature not a bug.
Posted by Rita at October 26, 2005 03:44 AM