{"id":397,"date":"2012-08-24T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/?p=397"},"modified":"2024-04-24T12:11:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T12:11:53","slug":"vets-nationwide-people-disappearing-174701","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/society\/vets-nationwide-people-disappearing-174701\/","title":{"rendered":"Vets Being Round Up Nationwide, People Everywhere Just Disappearing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Marine Veteran Brandon Raub\u2019s Attorney says he is getting calls from veterans and people all over the country reporting psychiatric detention for political speech.<\/h3>\n

He also made an appearance on GBTV with Glen Beck in which he made even more shocking revelations.<\/p>\n

Whitehead tells Beck that he is getting calls from military veterans all over the country subjected to the same Nazi style psychiatric detention for their political views<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

More alarming, is when Beck asked if people of left-wing ideology \u2013 specifically members of Occupy Wall Street \u2013 are being detained Whitehead responded\u00a0 saying he can\u2019t say for sure because people all over the country are just disappearing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

He also reveals that while Raub was in psychiatric detention one of the psychiatrists that he was seeing threatened to \u201cbrainwash\u201d him and force him to take medication.<\/p>\n

Watch the entire interview:<\/p>\n

More from The Blaze:<\/p>\n

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Attorney of Former Marine Detained for Facebook Posts Tells Beck: Psychiatrist Threatened to \u2018Brainwash\u2019 My Client With Meds<\/h2>\n

[\u2026]Whitehead told Beck that he and his organization are planning to sue over a provision in Virginia state law that allows authorities to place a person in emergency custody and hold them for four hours unless a magistrate enters a temporary detention order (TDO). Raub was held under this law, specifically Va. Code\u00a0\u00a7\u00a037.2-808<\/a>, for days.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are getting ready to file a civil lawsuit\u2026because [Raub] has been put through hell for a week,\u201d said Whitehead. But, he explained, \u201cUnder the civil commitment law in Virginia, the police can do this.\u201d<\/p>\n

[\u2026]Whitehead said that veterans have since been contacting him from across the country claiming they too were victims of wrongful detention in psychiatric institutes like Raub. Apparently, there are civil commitment laws in other states as well, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt happens. There\u2019s about 20,000 civil commitments alone in Virginia each year,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

It was actually Raub\u2019s mother, who took to Facebook in a rage after he son was taken by federal and local law enforcement officers, that sounded the alarm and made the entire country aware of his situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cDid they have a warrant for his arrest?\u201d Beck asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo warrant for his arrest and no search warrant,\u201d Whitehead replied. \u201cThey haven\u2019t [charged him with a crime] and they\u2019re not going to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stunned, Beck asked how this could take place in the United States of America, where the Constitution provides protections from such things, most notably the First Amendment.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs this America,\u201d the attorney said. \u201cThat\u2019s what I keep asking.\u201d<\/p>\n

To be clear, Raub is a 9\/11 \u201ctruther\u201d and harbors some pretty questionable beliefs. However, as Beck explains, Americans should defend the free speech of even the people they disagree with. \u201cI will stand with anyone on the left for their right to express themselves in a non-violent way\u2026 especially if I find it offensive, I will stand for their right to say it,\u201d Beck said.<\/p>\n

Further, in a surprising twist, Whitehead revealed a startling allegation that his client made regarding an incident that occurred before his release. Raub complained to his attorney that one of the psychiatrists that he was seeing threatened to \u201cbrainwash\u201d him and force him to take medication.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat really scared him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

After soaking in all that Whitehead had shared with him, Beck reflected:<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom what I know of this story, this is an outrage. There were some things that stick out to me \u2014 as flares of caution. But the one thing we should be reckless with is our defense of people who have opinions that we don\u2019t agree with. I\u2019ve never asked for a boycott, I\u2019ve never asked for someone to be fired.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cIf we can\u2019t meet on the battlefield of ideas, as George Washington said, If we can\u2019t speak to each other openly, if we are paranoid and watching over our shoulder, we lose the essence of who we are and we will never be a great nation again\u2026 Buckle up, I have a feeling that this is going to be an interesting ride.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Source: The Blaze<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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