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2023-12-21 19:00:09 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9A4B6418EBDBCD48058A40C4280EEF5C6C25C3B6E152B45449BE8FA4BDA20685
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Original Note:
The tweet and the articles from primary sources like the BBC are in fact wrong. The individual hasn't been sentenced "for life". It's an Indefinite Hospital Order, which means the subjects is held at the hospital until he is no longer a threat. The subject has Autism. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5f736aa2d3bf7f287328e597/MHCS_The_Restricted_Patient_System_v1_Dec_2017.doc#:~:text=Hospital%20orders%20are%20made%20%E2%80%9Cwithout,taken%20to%20discharge%20them%20absolutely).
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