For those of us who think it is easy to fake being mentally ill take a look at this story found in The New York Times. The picture to the left is of a Pakistani scientist by the name of Aafia Siddiqui. Ms. Siddiqui thought it would be cleaver to fake like she had a mental disorder in order to get out of being charged with conspiring to kill an American solider. The down fall to Aafia's plan were the findings of two different psychiatrist. Both concluded that she faked being mentally ill and neither could find evidence of a mental disorder. This story makes it bad for those who really are suffering from mental disorders and it makes it even harder for someone who has committed a crime to use the defense of mental illness.
Another gripe I have with stories such as Aafia Siddiqui is that it makes a mockery of mental disorders. Mental illness is serious and should never be taking as a joke or used in a way that you think it will exonerate you from a crime. It sickens me.
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