Being considered unfit is an arbitrary bar that can come and go depending on all sorts of subjective nonsense. Its basically a "temporary insanity" defense for most who use it.
I mean, the entire point of having that exception was "so toss em in the psyche ward instead of prison." So that they are either made competent enough to be in society (getting a schizo medicated) or they are put somewhere not incredibly cruel for a retard (those who can't be made to function).
Problem being, we gutted psyche wards and activists judges are taking the first half without the necessary followup.
How was he judged previously if he's unfit to stand trial
Being considered unfit is an arbitrary bar that can come and go depending on all sorts of subjective nonsense. Its basically a "temporary insanity" defense for most who use it.
Ah.. then they should have their "freedom temporarily restricted" until they're competent enough to participate in society.
I mean, the entire point of having that exception was "so toss em in the psyche ward instead of prison." So that they are either made competent enough to be in society (getting a schizo medicated) or they are put somewhere not incredibly cruel for a retard (those who can't be made to function).
Problem being, we gutted psyche wards and activists judges are taking the first half without the necessary followup.