Reference Material: Playing Politics With the Mentally Ill
(Clearwisdom.net) (Note: Reference materials reprinted by this website are written by persons who do not
practice Falun Gong and their opinions may not be the same as those of Falun Gong practitioners) Mental illnesses afflict people with various mental disorders, the causes of which are complex.
Most nations of the world, however, have laws that explicitly protect the rights of people who have
been diagnosed with mental disorders. These people are not held responsible for their actions while
under the influence of their mental illness. The most common mental disorder is schizophrenia. Because the abnormal actions of schizophrenia
patients are conducted unconsciously, persons who suffer from schizophrenia are protected by law for
humanitarian reasons. Instances of so-called madmen escaping punishment for killing a person can be
found throughout history and across nations. In societies ruled by dictatorships, people abuse this
law by pretending to be insane to avoid political persecution or to protect those who are subjected
to persecution. In these societies, pretending to be insane has also become a way for the ruling
class to protect its interests. For example, if their children violate the law and are criticized by
the media, legal or medical experts or institutions are bribed to certify that the offenders were
insane. This tactic would allow their children to avoid the legal punishment. This absurd drama is
still performed in China today. A patient with schizophrenia can be easily influenced and controlled. In recent years, the
Chinese Communist Party has taken advantage of people who have committed homicides when not in their
right minds in their persecution of Falun Gong. These people were encouraged to declare themselves
"Falun Gong practitioners." Frequent reports from the Chinese official media such as the
tragedy of Fu Yibin's "confession," which was filled with contradictory statements, are
examples of this pathetic strategy. All the tragic killings of parents, wives, and children have
been attributed to Falun Gong. Moreover, even violent crimes against the social order committed by
the insane or those with marginal intelligence are being blamed on Falun Gong. Exploiting people
with mental disorders has become a means of obscuring the conflicts among social classes within
China. Using crimes committed by patients with mental disorders to frame innocent people is a serious
tactic perpetrated by the ruling Party. Now the Party has not only completely embraced this tactic,
but even furthered its malicious development of it: Suicides or homicides committed by the mentally ill are like car accidents, in that there is a
statistical probability for these occurrences in any society. So how could modern-day China, with
more than 1 billion people and an increasing rate of mental illness, be an exception? Exploiting
mentally disordered patients to play politics is extremely immoral. Because these unfortunate
individuals are unable to think clearly or judge right from wrong, they can be easily influenced.
Psychiatrists often take advantage of this behavior to treat a patient. Based on the Chinese ruling
Party's history as political rogues, it cannot be ruled out that they have been responsible for
inciting mentally ill patients to kill people and to set fires, then framing their political
opponents for these crimes. Threatening and intimidating the mentally ill to get confessions to be
used for propaganda purposes is quite consistent with the traditional principles of the Party in the
media war. In a recent report about a group of beggars poisoned to death in Zhejiang Province, the Party
propaganda machine once again played its traditional tricks. They linked the mentally disturbed Chen
Yaofu with Falun Gong and launched a massive effort to defame Falun Gong. Just like the absurdity of
the Tiananmen self-immolation, this political persecution was filled with contradictory statements
due to the lack of preparation and prior collaboration between government and the media. The same
case was reported in two different ways and even his personal description differed. In one report,
he was referred to as a Falun Gong (practitioner) and in another report he was designated as a
mental patient! What was he really? In light of news media ethics, this is not serious. From a legal
perspective, this is ridiculous. Apparently, this is just another political fabrication to tarnish
the image of Falun Gong overseas. Doesn't the Chinese Communist Party feel embarrassed about
repeatedly fabricating such ridiculous dramas? Inducing the mentally ill to commit crimes and make false confessions that implicate the innocent
are the despicable acts of political degenerates. Using mentally ill people as political tools is a
shameless act of the Party. 2003-7-7 (This article was reprinted with some editorial changes.)
Chinese version available at
http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2003/7/8/53666.html
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