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Law and PsychiatryHospital and community psychiatry, 32
Commentary: Garry David, psychiatry, and the discourse of dangerousness William Glaser * The many people who mourned Garry David's death in June 1993 were not necessarily naive or hypocritical. Even the most sympathetic commentator would have to accept that his problems involved something more than martyrdom to state-inspired persecution. Rather, the sadness of David's death lies in its symbolism. Craze and Moynihan have demonstrated that the ultimate failure of a society to deal with one of its more unhappy citizens arose not so much from a lack of resources or even of good intentions (although certainly much more could have been done in these areas) but rather because of a fundamental inability to define conceptual boundaries. Hysterical fears were c()nfused with hard science; gross infringements of civil liberties were represented as well-intentioned pragnlatism and uninformed prejudice was held up as a model of rational decision·-making. It is this seemingly deliherate attempt by the state to massively shift the powerlknowledge balance in its favour which is the most frightening aspect of the Garry David saga. There is ample evidence that the relevant government departments were prepared to use extensive social and political influence in order not only to justify the
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology – SAGE
Published: Jun 1, 1994
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