Please sign petition for Ricky

[scotty]

Ricky's Dad was at the Washington Protest with us.


In New York and other US states Children are being arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced as adults while having adverse reactions to SSRI’s antidepressants. Children are being sentenced to mandatory terms created to net young people involved in gang violence and the drug trades. Some Children are being sentenced to life without parole. While under the influence of prescription drugs and having adverse reactions, otherwise average and above average children commit unthinkable crimes.

These children are then thrown into a court and sentencing system designed for hardcore adult criminals, not taking into consideration the past non-violent social history or the effects strong prescription drugs have on young minds. The results are ruined young lives. We need your support. Please sign this petition and lend your name to the pursuit of Juvenile Justice and the dangers that mind altering drug side effects can have on our children .



One of LaGuerre's attorneys, Paul Brite, said they believe he was wrongly prescribed Zoloft, Risperdal and Straterra. "The question here is whether my client, because of the drugs, was suffering from mental disease or defect at the time because of the poisoning, or that he just couldn't form the intent, in other words, the drug caused him not to be able to think and he was in kind of a sleep walking state," he said.

With this witches brew of psychotrophics in a 15 year old kid who was teased by other kids and acted out in school, it is no wonder that things went terribly wrong. In less than three years on the market 10,988 adverse "psychiatric reactions" have been reported to Eli Lilly for the ADHD drug Strattera, according to the British Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), January 2006.

Add a powerful antipsychotic and a potent SSRI to the mix, horrible things happen to 8th graders.

Vince Boehm (Justice for Juveniles)





CLICK ON THIS LINK TO SIGN http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takea...ltl=1158755445

Justice for Ricky La Guerre Jr.

Raul LaGuerre Jr. is a teenager known as Ricky. Ricky had just finished the 8th grade on the date of the crimes charged against him on August 15, 2003. He was 15 years old at the time.

Ricky had trouble adjusting to his new school. He was teased alot. The other children criticized his clothing and teased him in many ways. Ricky became despondent and could no longer keep up with his studies, at a certain point he unfortunately threw a chair across the classroom.

The school district directed the parents to have Ricky evaluated by a psychiatrist. His doctor Dr. Alfred E. Ramirez found Ricky to be suffering from mild depression , slight anxiety and possible attention deficit disorder, after only one session Dr Ramirez prescribed the powerful prescription drugs Zoloft, Strattera and Risperdal. Dr Ramires wrote this prescription on or about June 27, 2003.

Eight weeks later Ricky was charged with committing a crime against his neighbor on or about August 15, 2003. almost 8 weeks to the date.

Up until August 15, 2003 Ricky had no prior criminal record. There can be no doubt that these powerful drugs that were wrongfully prescribed and administered to Ricky caused adverse reactions and Ricky became manic . It was also discovered later that Ricky indeed was allergic to these drugs and suffered toxic posioning.

Ricky was found guilty of the crimes he committed while in a somnambulism (sleep walking) state, while involuntary intoxicated on prescribed mind altering drugs.

and is now serving a 10 year sentence in the state of New York. Ricky is just one example of what the proposed Teenscreen for our school children can create.


With all the evidence now available about the off labeling of these mediations to children and their dangerous side effects and adverse reactions that these medications cause to a small percentage of children and adults :




We the undersigned ask for Ricky’s case to be reviewed and heard in the New York Supreme Court.

[LCrawford67]

Do we know what the crime was, Laurie? Not that it matters, I'm just curious.

[Charlie]

I believe he attacked his neighbor but I can't be positive.

[rdjanis]

This is only for the US, I would have signed it. I remember well those sleep walking states....

[Katesmom]

Done

[LCrawford67]

Originally Posted by Charlie

I believe he attacked his neighbor but I can't be positive.

Doesn't matter, he's a child and these are vile drugs. My signature is there!

[Lilly]

I did it!

Lilly

[Delynbetter]

Done

[Angelia]

Done - this is just so sad.

[safarigal]

done