Case of young man tied to wall stirs national debate in Netherlands
Officials say Brandon van Ingen has his own apartment where he can move about freely when others are not present.
January 22nd, 2011
04:20 PM ET

Case of young man tied to wall stirs national debate in Netherlands

A Dutch documentary about a mentally ill and potentially dangerous 18-year-old has prompted lawmakers in the Netherlands to re-examine the permissible treatment of those in psychiatric care.

The documentary, which was produced by the Lutheran-run Evangelical Broadcasting Company and aired on public television Tuesday, followed Brandon van Ingen, a patient at a mental hospital in Ermelo. Since 2007, van Ingen has spent part of his days tethered to a wall due to the danger he poses to others, according to State Secretary for Public Health Marlies Veldhuijzen van
Zanten-Hyllner.

The program prompted widespread outrage across the country and sparked a national debate over the care of the mentally ill.

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  1. Cybernetic1

    The same news item is on CNN.com (this is news.blogs.CNN.com) but commenting seems to have closed after merely 5 days.
    It's very frustrating seeing other people saying things I completely disagree and unable to respond =(

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