No PTSD?

Justice Edward MacCallum was not convinced by the testimony of two of Milgaard's psychologists that David Milgaard suffers from PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder. How ridiculous!

David has endured a lifetime of depression thanks to his incarceration. He made numerous suicide attempts in prison; developed a serious alcohol problem when he got out of prison; had to be hospitalized during the middle of the negotiations for the civil suit; and displays many of the symptoms of someone with PTSD. He's restless. He can't settle down. He can't talk about past events because they're too disturbing to him. I'm not sure if he still has nightmares but I know that he once told me that he couldn't sleep alone.

Justice MacCallum seems to have his mind closed towards David's mental state and what would be in his best interests. That's very sad. After all, this is the MILGAARD inquiry.

Sigrid Mac