Arizona Congresswoman Shot; Federal Judge and 9-Year-Old Killed

Reviving the thread because Jared Loughner has been declared incompetent to stand trial.

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The man accused of wounding Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killing six in a shooting rampage in Arizona is mentally incompetent to stand trial, a judge ruled Wednesday after two deputy U.S. marshals dragged the man out of the courtroom because of an angry outburst.

As survivors of the deadly January attack looked on, Jared Lee Loughner lowered his head, raised it and said what sounded like "Thank you for the freak show. She died in front of me." His words were loud but indistinct, and it wasn't clear who he was talking about. He wore a khaki prison suit and sported bushy, reddish sideburns.

U.S. District Judge Larry Burns' decision means the 22-year-old will be sent to back to a federal facility in Missouri for up to four months, where doctors will try to medicate him to see if they can restore his competency to a point where he understands the case against him.

So he goes back for 4 months. If after that time he's still not competent the judge can dismiss the charges outright (thus opening the door for civil commitment), kick it down to the Arizona courts (assuming they have a lower standard for mental competency than the feds), or put him back into the mental facility for yet another 4 months.

inb4 "Hurrrrr durrrrrr insanity defense shouldn't be allowed, put his head on a pike and parade it around the streets."

Mr.Doobie wrote:

inb4 "Hurrrrr durrrrrr insanity defense shouldn't be allowed, put his head on a pike and parade it around the streets."

I think you meant to post this in another forum.

Penguin wrote:

Mr.Doobie wrote:

inb4 "Hurrrrr durrrrrr insanity defense shouldn't be allowed, put his head on a pike and parade it around the streets."

I think you meant to post this in another forum.

Harley's still here.