Why women should carry - and should not automatically trust cops

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/06/zoloft-defense-rape-case.html

Good he is put away. Another shining example of law enforcement.

...Orban's attorney, James Blatt of Los Angeles, said the assault ran counter to a life spent protecting community and country....

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I wonder if any evidence was presented to that effect or if the uniform and badge were all that was expected to prove it.

The only plausible explanation for the defendant's behavior, Blatt argued, was the potent effects of Zoloft, which sent Orban spiraling into an "unconscious" delirium. "At the time he was not aware, not aware of the torturous things he had done,'' Blatt told the jury.

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Seriously? :uhoh:

....uh....how can a person be unconscious and in a delirium at the same time?

OC for ME said:

....uh....how can a person be unconscious and in a delirium at the same time?

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....uh....how can you do torturous things if you are unconscious?

I thought the side affects of Zoloft were suppressed sexual urges and lethargy. Seems to be the opposite of what he is claiming.

Jack House said:

I thought the side affects of Zoloft were suppressed sexual urges and lethargy. Seems to be the opposite of what he is claiming.

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Read the insert...

Zoloft--like almost EVERY prescription psychotropic drug--can cause delusions, hallucinations, psychotic episodes, convulsions, and uncontrollable crying jags.

http://www.antiaging-systems.com/approveduses/131-zoloft

Lot's of prescription meds can cause significant changes in the way one's brain processes information, especially when taken with other meds. In 2008 I was on a combination of five meds which, taken individually, wouldn't have caused any problems. Taken together, and I was saying things to friends and family that caused them to raise their eyebrows. Once off the meds, it raised my eyebrows, too.

Not fun.

On the other hand, despite the off-beat thoughts, none included harming anyone in any manner.