Lynndie England: Oxygen Deprived at Birth IQ 70
http://talkleft.com/new_archives/010572.htmlLynndie England: Oxygen Deprived at Birth
A military jury has begun hearing evidence in the sentencing phase of FPC Lynndie England's abuse trial. The prosecution called no witnesses. The defense case began with a doctor who testified England was cognitively impaired due to oxygen deprivation at birth. Her problems, which include speech impairment and reading disability, were diagnosed in kindergarten.
"I knew I was going to know Lynndie England for the rest of my life," West Virginia school psychologist Dr. Thomas Denne said.
How does that impact her moral judgment? The doctor said it made her less resistant to peer pressure. But does it excuse this behavior?
In one of the photos, England held a leash looped around the neck of a hooded, naked prisoner. Another showed her next to nude prisoners stacked in a pyramid, while a third depicted England pointing at a prisoner's genitals as a cigarette dangled from her lips.
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