Rep. Gabrielle Giffords releases 1st photos since being shot in head

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[martydressler]

She looks amazing. :)

[beautifiers]

this is miraculous. i'm so glad she's doing well.

"Jared Lee Loughner, 22, has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the shooting and is being held at a Missouri facility."

lol wat. bitch we know it was you.

[entropius]

Everybody knows he did it, but the question is whether he's guilty or "guilty except insane" (as Arizona law calls it, which seems to be a rather archaic term, but one in use in many legal codes).

The courts have to figure out whether or not he should be sent to prison or to a medical institution. Arizona's law concerning this seems to be pretty logical, but as he's being tried in federal court I'm not sure what the procedure is.

[beautifiers]

yeah, i figured that's what they were going for.

[entropius]

tbh, from what I've read this guy is pretty sick and deluded. I'm not sure if his sickness is such that it excuses him from criminal responsibility (there's far less overlap between mental illness and criminality than the popular press would have you think), but it's likely that this guy belongs in an institution, not in prison.

[miss_nyxie]

Can I just say how amazing medicine and doctors these days are? Incredible.

[doverz]

The brain is so awesome. Being a psych major and hearing stuff like this just makes me happy.

[angry_chick]

Fellow Psych major, and yes to everything here.

[lickety_split]

Another Psych major here, and yes yes yes!

[nerdanel]

Keeping my fingers crossed for her. So relieved and grateful for all her progress thus far.