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A Wisconsin woman accused of stabbing her classmate to please horror character Slender Man more than a decade ago asked a judge again Friday to release her from a psychiatric hospital.

Morgan Geyser, who is now 22 years old, filed a petition with Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren seeking her release from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute. The petition marks the third time in the last two years she has asked Bohren to let her out of the facility. 

She withdrew her first petition two months after filing it in 2022. Bohren denied her second request this past April, saying she remains a risk to the public.

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[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

.. really? It's really crazy to you that someone who ~~murdered~~ attempted to murder a little girl and blamed a meme has been in a mental hospital for 10 years?

Edit: meh. I'm at a "everyone sucks here" conclusion. The abusers suck, and the US prison / mental health "totally not prison" systems all suck.

[–] basmati@lemmus.org 41 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That 'someone" was a mentally ill child. Yes it's crazy to lock up a twelve year old for 10+ years. Period. Full stop. But beyond that especially one that was mentally ill at the time who you were supposed to be treating for the last ten years.

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

You've misread. She is and has been in a mental health facility this whole time.

[–] basmati@lemmus.org 28 points 3 weeks ago

I didn't misread, being in a criminal mental health facility is being locked up. In the US they no better than prisons.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I think you need to read up on what they do to kids in such facilities.

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 33 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Just to be clear, the victim survived the stabbing. Not that that changes the intent of the crime.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Thank you, it had been a while and I misremembered. I corrected my comment