Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Justina Pelletier, both captives of the state of Massachusetts. Which one gets more rights?
Dzhokhar, as a prisoner, has many carefully preserved rights. Justina, as a ward of the state, may be used as a medical research subject.*
Dzhokhar, as prisoner, is able to have unsupervised phone calls; Justina – only recently allowed very limited and supervised contact by phone with her friends.
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What is the State afraid she will share?
Dzhokhar lawyers hastened to secure his right to practice his religious observances. Justina’s request to see a priest – dismissively ignored.
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What is the State afraid she will share?
Dzhokhar, who throws pipe bombs out of moving vehicles, apparently poses no safety risk to have unsupervised family visits before the anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, while Justina, a fifteen year old girl with a complicated medical history, must have an armed guard when Mom visits, and may not get a hug or a whispered "I love you" to Mom.
What is the State afraid she will share?
Will Justina have to spend her upcoming 16th birthday in lock-up, alone? (Happy Mother’s Day, Linda –and Grandma. Happy Sweet 16th, Justina).
#FreeJustina
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Story idea, photo and info from The Boston Herald April 18 2014 edition by Michael Graham
"Graham: Justina Pelletier treated worse than a terrorist"
Research on Boston Children's Clinical Investigation Policy and Procedures Manual from The Blaze, Feb. 20th ed., "What We Found ina Boston Children's Hospital Policy Manual About Research on 'Wards of the State' " by Liz Klimas - also independently verified by this blog author.
*“Children who are Wards of the state may be included in research that presents greater than minimal risk with no prospect of direct benefit (46.406 (50.53) or 46.407 ( 50.54)
[ Boston Children’s Hospital Clinical Investigations Policy and Procedures Manual, Document: CIPP 071.001.19]
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