This might be the first smart thing Nowak's done in the whole sordid affair. What juror is going to look at a 1,000-mile diaper-wearing, overnight psycho drive as "sane?"
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Former astronaut Lisa Nowak is pursuing an insanity defense on charges that she assaulted and tried to kidnap a romantic rival, according to a document released Tuesday.Circuit Court Judge Marc L. Lubet unsealed Nowak's notice of intent to rely on the insanity defense. Florida law requires such a notice before trial to let prosecutors prepare.
Defense attorney Donald Lykkebak said in the filing that Nowak suffered from major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, insomnia and "brief psychotic disorder with marked stressors."
"This notice does not challenge competence to stand trial, but only raises insanity at the time of the offense," he wrote.
If bat-shiat crazy can't get her off she's in deep doo-doo...
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I saw a brief portion of he... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Jim Addison | August 28, 2007 2:29 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
I saw a brief portion of her televised testimony yesterday. "bat-shiat crazy" sounds about right.
1. Posted by Jim Addison | August 28, 2007 2:29 PM |
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Posted on August 28, 2007 14:29
2. Posted by spurwing plover | August 28, 2007 2:46 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Hmmm areal astroNUT
2. Posted by spurwing plover | August 28, 2007 2:46 PM |
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Posted on August 28, 2007 14:46
3. Posted by WildWillie | August 28, 2007 3:18 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
She is a real space cadet. ww
3. Posted by WildWillie | August 28, 2007 3:18 PM |
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Posted on August 28, 2007 15:18
4. Posted by nehemiah | August 28, 2007 3:54 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Can she plead "I be a liberal"?
4. Posted by nehemiah | August 28, 2007 3:54 PM |
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Posted on August 28, 2007 15:54
5. Posted by Falze | August 28, 2007 4:03 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Probably time to find someone new to head up the psychiatric review group at NASA, ain't it?
Unless, of course, someone's got an eye on the next great pay-per-view event..."Cat fights in zero-G!"
Anything to keep the space station running...
5. Posted by Falze | August 28, 2007 4:03 PM |
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Posted on August 28, 2007 16:03
6. Posted by langtry | August 28, 2007 4:20 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Considering NASA let people who were actively drunk participate in Shuttle missions, should we be surprised that they'd keep someone crazier than a sh*thouse rat on the personnel roles?
If you couldn't pass the process for being a nuclear submariner, then being an astronaut should be out of the question.
6. Posted by langtry | August 28, 2007 4:20 PM |
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Posted on August 28, 2007 16:20
7. Posted by marc | August 28, 2007 4:38 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"marked stressors"
Is that a reference to a brief psychotic disorder or what CSI Miami found in her adult diaper?
7. Posted by marc | August 28, 2007 4:38 PM |
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Posted on August 28, 2007 16:38
8. Posted by Jo | August 28, 2007 5:54 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Someone needs to test her for BDS. That would explain a lot. Makes people do craaaaazy stuff.
8. Posted by Jo | August 28, 2007 5:54 PM |
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Posted on August 28, 2007 17:54
9. Posted by Tom Blogical | August 28, 2007 6:14 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
This entire post and comments reminds me of Looney Tunes...Daffy Duck with the "screw ball" flag on his tail...and the guy that found Michigan J. Frog...
9. Posted by Tom Blogical | August 28, 2007 6:14 PM |
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Posted on August 28, 2007 18:14
10. Posted by Heralder | August 28, 2007 7:32 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
I was thinking about this today, the insanity plea has become a little too pliable as a defense.
Generally.
In this case however, it looks like it's pretty damn accurate.
10. Posted by Heralder | August 28, 2007 7:32 PM |
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Posted on August 28, 2007 19:32
11. Posted by HughS | August 28, 2007 9:31 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
langtry is making the most relevant point..how the hell did she get there to begin with?
I know that in the private sector when something like this happens (like what is going on in the debt markets now) someone invariably asks "Who the hell signed off on this?!"
After the legal system dispenses with her someone should start marching up the chain of command with an axe...not a diaper.
11. Posted by HughS | August 28, 2007 9:31 PM |
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Posted on August 28, 2007 21:31
12. Posted by Scrapiron | August 28, 2007 9:40 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
"Considering NASA let people who were actively drunk participate in Shuttle missions", Hasn't this rumor been determined to be just that, a rumor started by someone who will never fly a piper, much less the shuttle. Just remember reading that this had been debunked. I know that Algor-abge got his 'global warming garbage' information from someone (moonbat suffering from advanced BDS) with a vested interest at NASA and turns out there was a mistake,?? maybe on purpose. We are now back to 1934 as the warmest year on record, not 1998. I can see how 1998 almost made it, Algor-abge and the Clinton's were outputting a lot of hot air in D.C.
12. Posted by Scrapiron | August 28, 2007 9:40 PM |
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Posted on August 28, 2007 21:40
13. Posted by kim | August 29, 2007 7:21 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Right, scrap; James Hansen is the screwy one at NASA.
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13. Posted by kim | August 29, 2007 7:21 AM |
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Posted on August 29, 2007 07:21
14. Posted by kim | August 29, 2007 9:17 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Given the importance of Florida, and the way the Cubans vote, if Castro dies before the election, it's the Clintonistas shutting him up.
Just what Hillary needed, Castro's endorsement.
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14. Posted by kim | August 29, 2007 9:17 AM |
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Posted on August 29, 2007 09:17