Brooklyn College student suing school for sending her to a mental institution
By Lindsay CutlerJanuary 13th, 2011, 7:36 pmComments (7)
Involuntary mental commitment is no simple matter, especially now. There's the case for committing potential lunatics before they cause harm to themselves or others, and then there's the case against playing the reflexive blame game with anyone who exhibits some strange behavioral quirks.
And then there's Chinemerem Eze, a Nigerian foreign-exchange student at Brooklyn College who was committed to a mental institution after claiming her landlord installed a camera in her room. Trouble is, the camera was later verified. (And even if it wasn't, her institution of higher learning probably shouldn't have locked her up based on these accusations. Right? Right.) This all happened in 2008, and Chinemerem is filing a lawsuit against the school:
Now she’s suing the security officers, psychologist, and the school for negligence, emotional distress, and false imprisonment. Her lawyer, Andrew Spinnell, says this was “totally inappropriate conduct by the college.”
Commentarium (7 Comments)
Holy shit, that is terrifying. That poor kid is going to have serious paranoia issues for the rest of her life. You know you're being videotaped, but when you say anything about it you get locked up?
I mean, Christ, couldn't they have investigated the claim BEFORE sending her to a fucking institution?
WOW. Yeah, I think the key point is potential (or lack thereof) to cause harm to oneself or others. A) I think it takes a lot more than claiming there's a camera in your room, no matter how upset you are about it, to make you actively dangerous, B) I definitely know several people who are way more paranoid than this, and are very productive and non-dangerous members of society. What the hell.
There's a camera in my room too.
Full story, please.
reading this article is like watching Shutter Island all over again - without having to endure the 2 hours of mind-numbing crap or a bloated Leo Dicaprio breathing heavy
but we don't know WHY there was a camera in her room? or what the landlord was using it for? do i need to use my imagination? oh god, this poor girl.
Now you say something