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Top Swiss Doctor Put in Psych Ward by Police for Covid ‘Misinformation'
2022-11-26
[SlayNews] He looks dangerous. Question is: to whom?
A top doctor has spoken out to reveal how he was arrested by police and put in a psych ward over allegations that his views about treating COVID-19 constituted "misinformation."

Dr. Thomas Binder, a Swiss cardiologist with a doctorate in immunology and virology, says police forcibly took him to a psychiatric ward to be examined for mental illness.

Authorities determined that Binder, who has held a private practice for 24 years, should be examined for mental illness in response to his public criticism of Covid restrictions, mandates, and testing.

Binder had argued that the methods were unscientific.

On April 9, 2020, Binder published a post on his blog that gave an analysis of Covid and the government’s mitigation efforts.

According to WND, the post received 20,000 views and soon caught the attention of the authorities.
OK, I coulda done without WND in this...
He hoped it would prompt action, but two colleagues alerted the chief of state police, claiming Binder was a threat to himself and the government.

On the day before Easter of 2020, he was confronted outside his home by about 60 armed police officers, including 20 with the canton of Aargau’s anti-terrorism unit, ARGUS.

In a recent video interview with independent reporter Taylor Hudak, Binder said that after examining his online posts and messages, police concluded he was not a threat.

However, the officers sent an emergency physician to examine his mental health.

He was then diagnosed with "corona insanity" and placed in a psychiatric unit.

Binder was released on the condition he takes psychiatric medication and continues to practice medicine in Switzerland.

"These are really Soviet-style, [East German]-style psychiatry methods," he said.
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Posted by:Frank G

#23  Hard collected data had been compromised since day 1. There is no good data.

Technically, since the jabs don't grant immunity, the vaccination rate is 0%. Some people believe on jab is 'vaccinated', while others believe you need a jab for each arm Lakshmi has given you, plus one for your missing tail.

Sort of just leaves us with observational data and social theory. Best number I've heard in USA is 1/3 refused any shot. If, big if, you believe in the Theory of Thirds, that given a large topic, 1/3 actively supports it, 1/3 actively opposes, and the middle 1/3 does the minimum leaning towards the more strongly planted wing. I'm going with if a person gets 3 they get 5 (or whatever is called for now, bi-monthly or whatever). That leaves the middle 1/3 with those who have taken 1 or 2 shots.

Our other problem of semantics come from died with or died from the Covid.

So there really is no solid data, at least publicly, which is the real misinformation.

Thinking that 5G is some Rule 66 activation of Covid sickness is out there, man. It is also a reaction to the lack of data, lack of transparency, and ultimately lack of credibility of official sources.

I'm not solid on any of the 5G stuff. I do know that authorities did ram rod a bunch of fkn blshit of the worst advice and actions during Covid, up to stuffing long-term assisted living quarters with Covid patients, an action which can at best be described as dubious, but with the withdrawing of their own family members from such quarters, they knew exactly what would happen. Couple that with every single Covid protocol being wrong, well, I understand how someone could get down that rabbit hole.

I thought everyone in Switzerland had a rifle. 20 SWAT and 40 officers vs. an old man with a rifle is quite a reaction. And if he was that dangerous, wouldn't they at least browse his posts beforehand?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-11-26 17:54  

#22  If you disagree with the state you must be insane.

Did Uncle Joe invent that strategy or was he the first one to scale it up / mass production?
Posted by: Raj   2022-11-26 16:29  

#21  "Vaccinated Americans were the majority of COVID deaths in August: report"

Another bad news, it is impressive how bad people accept bad data from the news.
We don't know the median age of vaccinated and not vaccinated, we don't even know how many vaccinated and non vaccinated are.
If 90% of people are vaccinated then 58% of deaths are inferior in percentage to those non vaccinated. it would mean vaccines better than non vaccination for example.
Posted by: Spomonter Speaking for Boskone8031   2022-11-26 13:34  

#20  If you disagree with the state you must be insane.

Soviet psychology in a nut shell.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-11-26 13:32  

#19  Vaccinated Americans were the majority of COVID deaths in August: report
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-11-26 13:23  

#18  If you disagree with the state you must be insane.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2022-11-26 13:11  

#17  Corona and 5G

Both have parts made in China?

The article the other day making the case that the unjabbed become so paranoid to the point of mental illness they cause themselves heart attacks is equally off the wall, if for the fact unjabbed detainees may just up and die oh well.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-11-26 12:59  

#16  Reminds me of the scene when Charleston Heston being hauled off while screaming "Soylent Green is people!"
Posted by: Regular joe   2022-11-26 12:57  

#15  Well if he says there is a link between 5G and corona he is a crazy...
Posted by: Spomonter Speaking for Boskone8031   2022-11-26 12:51  

#14  "a direct link between Corona and 5G radiation"

That was not the reason he was arrested, but it's batshit crazy nonetheless.

The Swiss press has reported that the arrest was an overreaction (the authorities have conceded that), but it was justified nonetheless based on the info available then.

The informant had notified police that this doctor was making gun threats and that he also had a gun (which was true).
Posted by: European Conservative   2022-11-26 12:47  

#13  Again with totally failing to address the claims the man made and instead trying to tie him to crazies.

Happens every time. Once you know how to detect it, you start spotting it everywhere. It's how elites deal with us little people. Especially when we've got a good point and are getting traction.
Posted by: Spike the Hairy6811   2022-11-26 12:42  

#12  "Der nicht unumstrittene Arzt mit Praxis in Wettingen hatte sich vor seiner Verhaftung auf Social-Media-Kanälen und Blogs immer wieder zur aktuellen Coronavirus-Pandemie geäussert. Zum Beispiel, dass Corona eine harmlose Grippe sei. Die meisten seiner Einträge sorgen für Diskussionen: Zum Beispiel sieht er einen direkten Zusammenhang zwischen Corona und der 5G-Strahlung aus dem neuen Mobilfunkstandard: "Diese Sars-CoV-2-Schein-Pan​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​dem​i​e​ ist in der Realität eine 5G-Pandemie». Es finden sich aber auch Einträge wie: «Armee, Polizei, Feuerwehr, schaut sofort wie es Euren Regierungen und den Anstalten der Massenmedien geht und sonst, liebe Bürger, raus, Waffe laden und helfen wir Ihnen!"

""The not uncontroversial doctor with a practice in Wettingen had repeatedly commented on the current corona virus pandemic on social media channels and blogs before his arrest. For example, that corona was a harmless flu. Most of his entries cause discussion: For example, he sees a direct link between Corona and 5G radiation from the new mobile phone standard: "This Sars-CoV-2 sham pandemic is in reality a 5G pandemic." But there are also entries like: "Army, police, firefighters, look immediately how your governments and the institutions of the mass media are doing and otherwise, dear citizens, get out, load gun and let's help you!"

https://www.medinside.ch/post/verhafteter-aargauer-arzt-in-der-psychiatrie
Posted by: European Conservative   2022-11-26 12:38  

#11  Who's going to trust "Swiss press reports"? That's exactly the kind of personally discrediting falsehoods they repeat when ordered by government. Notice that they don't discredit what he said about the virus. Because they can't.
Posted by: Spike the Hairy6811   2022-11-26 12:24  

#10  When all else fails, screech "Context!"
Posted by: M. Murcek    2022-11-26 12:01  

#9  I didn't post this as an excuse, but there seems to be more to the story (usually is).
Posted by: European Conservative   2022-11-26 11:53  

#8  At first slowy, then all at once.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2022-11-26 11:47  

#7  If he were such a criminal he could have been found guilty and sent to a normal prison. The mental ward has a suggestion of extrajudiciality about it.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2022-11-26 11:38  

#6  How many "refugees" in Eurineland are allowed to scream threats all day long in the streets with no attention at all from the police?
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-11-26 11:17  

#5  He threaten to set his thermostat above 65F or something?

Just saying that not too long ago walking your dog without a mask on was a threat to the entire neighborhood. So much so, some communities murdered all dogs without owners, so nobody would consider getting a pet.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-11-26 11:14  

#4  "He hoped it would prompt action, but two colleagues alerted the chief of state police, claiming Binder was a threat to himself and the government."

Swiss press reports that Binder issued massive threats against officials and their relatives online, that's what prompted police action.
Posted by: European Conservative   2022-11-26 10:52  

#3  60 armed police officers!!!!

That's a message in itself.
Posted by: Angstrom   2022-11-26 10:29  

#2  If you think of the Swiss as Nazis with better chocolate, you won't be far off.
Posted by: Too Old To Work   2022-11-26 09:51  

#1  Dissenters lost their medical license here in the states. Just about as bad.
Posted by: Xyz   2022-11-26 09:46  

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