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America Versus the UFO Hacker
Rob writes "Gary McKinnon, still suffering from Asperger's syndrome, depression, anxiety, and panic attacks, has one last chance to avoid extradition from the UK to the US to face charges of hacking into NASA and Pentagon computers in search of information on UFOs. Will the new UK government keep its word and help him avoid a savage punishment? The New Statesman has a survey of the history and McKinnon's prospects."
(a reasonable suspicion, considering he has a very strong personal interest in making himself sound as mentally ill as possible, to avoid extradition).
This worries me as well.
I too suffer from anxiety (social), and depression. My doctors can't do much else but produce the paperwork for the past 20 years that I've been treated. This thread makes me think quite a lot of people really are predisposed at writing off such things as made-up or being faked, or trying to get preferential treatment from others.
The last of which is very ironic, since if it was possible to avoid all human contact, I would no doubt never have another panic attack! (I'm sure it would make up for it in depression however)
If I ever get accused of any serious crime, one where I'd get a lengthy federal prison sentence (thus will probably not survive the experience), I just can't imagine how much worse my anxiety would get at that moment.
This pretty much does show that most others are suspicious that I would just be making it all up, since odds are that would be the first time you heard me claim such symptoms... First time hearing anything from me at all for that matter.
But I think its safe to say no one here has spoken with Gary before to know either way, so I can only assume in the same situation as he is people will assume the same of me :/
Ever since I was a teen, Ive had a dreadful fear of being arrested/tried for a crime I didn't commit, and being found guilty anyway
I'm not sure why I typed all that out, it's not you or your fault or anything. It just sucks