Serial drink driver facing more charges : "Garth's lawyer told the court his client suffers from schizophrenia."
The man's life is a shambles. 28 new charges. Drink driving. Driving while disqualified. No, he cannot be left to run amok, that's for sure. If we put him in prison, will he get the medical care he needs? If he is schizophrenic and that is documented then he will not learn from past behaviour. A schizophrenic has to keep learning things new each time they do it. If they move house they will be terrified about having to get a bus, even if they learned to catch a bus eventually from their last house. If he is suffering from auditory or visual hallucinations then he will be following the instructions or feelings he gets form those. He must surely be in the professional care of someone? Classic case where you need an action plan which will both protect us and give some chance of the man receiving the treatment and help he quite clearly needs.
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