By Arthur Caplan
Art Caplan has a new column out at CNN on the court-approved use of a “narcoanalytic interview” as part of (alleged) Colorado theater shooter James Holmes’ competency evaluation. Caplan’s take?
“There is no drug that is going to shed trustworthy light on Holmes’ state of mind last year when, police say, he donned a gas mask as well as full body armor and grabbed a rifle, a pump-action 12-gauge shotgun and at least one .40-caliber semiautomatic pistol to launch a heinous attack. No drug can tell us what he was really thinking.
In giving permission to use drugs, the judge has opened the door to a line of defense in which Holmes’ lawyers can argue that if drugged, he is being forced to testify against himself against his will.”
Take a look.
