Scott starson essay

Mr. Starson's mother endorsed the doctors. She recalled in an interview how her son was very popular, with a marvellous future. "I hope the Supreme Court decides he should be medicated, otherwise he will remain a dribbling idiot," she said.

A brilliant physicist who has spent four years in a pyschiatric institution rather than submit to forcible medication has won his bid to refuse drug treatment.

The court largely confined itself to the facts of Mr. Starson's case, making no reverberating pronouncements on issues such as whether the case involved any unconstitutional elements. In an interview several weeks ago, Mr. Starson moved from one topic to another in an unconnected manner.

Mr. Starson earned degrees in engineering and computer programming, but his passion for physics led him into regular contact with professors in Toronto and the United States. Several physicists have also written testimonials to Mr. Starson's ability.