Weaponizing Mental Illness

And here is tomorrow's "crime du jour" - alleged mental illness:

In a decision that will undoubtedly outrage conservatives who have sought to highlight the horrors of terrorist groups like ISIS, a French court has ruled that Marine Le Pen, the leader of the party formerly known as the National Front (now National Rally) and runner-up in last year's French presidential vote, must undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether "she is capable of understanding remarks and answering questions."

In other words, the court is treating Le Pen as if being conservative is a mental illness.

The ruling follows formal charges that were brought against Le Pen in March after she tweeted gruesome photos of the bodies of innocent people subjected to horrific deaths at the hands of ISIS. The decision horrified conservatives who accused the French government of attempting to criminalize conservative political speech, as it was only the latest example of a disturbing trend in the European Union, per the Local.

You can read the rest @
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-09-20/marine-le-pen-must-undergo-psychiatric-evaluation-french-court-rules

This is akin to what is happening in the US, where certain people would LOVE to commit President Trump to a nuthouse ... or worse.

Does anyone remember that this is something the Soviets used to do: i.e., commit political dissidents to mental hospitals? If not, you can read about it here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_abuse_of_psychiatry_in_the_Soviet_Union#An_inherent_capacity_for_abuse

How sad that the once great protector of dissidents (the USA) now is contemplating doing almost the same thing.

And who says the left does not politicize science?