2d ago

Moscow court sends US citizen awaiting trial to a psychiatric hospital

Summary

A Moscow court has forcibly committed U.S. citizen Joseph Tater, 46, to a psychiatric hospital ahead of his April 14 trial for allegedly assaulting a police officer at a hotel in August 2024.

Doctors cited symptoms including persecutory delusions and lack of self-awareness. Tater, who earlier served 15 days for petty hooliganism, claimed he sought asylum in Russia due to CIA persecution.

His lawyer is appealing the hospitalization, calling it politically motivated.

Rights groups warn Russia is reviving Soviet-era tactics of psychiatric detention to suppress dissent.

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2d ago

Russia | Moscow court sends US citizen awaiting trial to a psychiatric hospital

apnews.com /article/russia-american-tater-psychiatric-hospital-b6c80b9198ab3ccd803ebbe88af6e94f

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At a September court hearing, Tater claimed he came to Russia to seek political asylum and that he was being persecuted by the CIA.
Not to say what is being done is the correct way of handling this guy, but that sentence suggests to me he does have some mental health issues going on. Quite risky to take something like that to Russia.
- Or we'll find out in like 50 years that the CIA was actually following him.
  
  Jason Bourne Electric Boogaloo
  
  Even so, it takes a certain level of crazy to attack Russian cops.
- There's a trend of maga/qanon chuds moving to Russia. For example these people. I wonder if this guy is in some kind of semi-delusional fascist wormhole. Pretty common in USA.
  
  The trash is taking itself out imo.

No American or European should set foot in Russia until significant regime change, unless you like gulags.

Doctors cited symptoms including persecutory delusions and lack of self-awareness
Speaking of lack of self-awareness, it would be swell if totalitarian governments would just TRY not to make the projection so painfully obvious once in a while 🤦😮‍💨

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