20,000 Citizens Per Year Involuntarily Committed in Virginia
ForbiddenKnowledgeTV
Alexandra Bruce
August 23, 2012
Thursday morning, we reported on the unwarranted arrest and week-long detainment of decorated Marines veteran Brandon Raub, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and owns two businesses in Richmond, Virginia and has no history of violence or crime of any kind.
We are very happy to say that in a *special hearing* held later, Circuit Judge W. Allan Sharret declared the arrest and 30-day detainment actions against Raub to be invalid and will request Raub's release. Judge Sharrett, also noted his shock at "the failure of the magistrate to include in the order any grounds for holding Raub."
John Whitehead of The Rutherford Institute, a Virginia-based civil rights organization, rushed to Raubs defense, stated There's a system here that is corrupt...I'm friends with the local police; I could call them right now and probably get you committed if you were in Virginia. They can arrive at your door based on somebody's testimony or your Facebook page and take you away to a mental hospital.
Whitehead stated that 20,000 people are committed under similar circumstances in Virginia annually. That means a lot of people are disappearing under the pretext of mental illness.
Supporters that organized online are elated and thankful to the public for rallying to Raubs defense, which they believe sets a precedent that federal authorities do not have unchecked power.
Reporting credits to the Washington Times and BusinessInsider.com
