A judge ruled Wednesday that Jared Loughner, accused of the shooting of Tucson, Arizona, during which six people were killed and one seriously injured elected, was not competent to stand trial. The shooting, which occurred on January 8 and in particular killed a girl of 9 years and a federal judge, has deeply shocked America.
The political climate has been questioned and many voices were raised calling for more civil political debate. The young man has been charged with attempted murder of the elected Democrat Gabrielle Giffords Congress and two of his assistants. Jared Loughner, aged 22, was presented for a hearing in which Justice had to decide if he was mentally competent to stand trial.
But he had to be removed from the courtroom because of his irrational and confused statements. "Thanks for the parade of monsters. She died right in front of me," he said, although it is impossible to know what he was referring. Judge Larry A. Burns said that doctors had determined that Jared Loughner was schizophrenic, he was displaying irrational behavior of mistrust vis-à-vis its lawyers and was not able to work with them or understand the legal proceedings in which it was submitted.
Loughner will be hospitalized for a period of up to four months, until doctors determine if it can be treated for a trial. One hundred people were in court, some of the 13 wounded victims of the shooting. Loughner's parents, seated third, wept when the elements on the mental health of their son have been disclosed at the hearing, told the Arizona Daily Star on its website. 
The political climate has been questioned and many voices were raised calling for more civil political debate. The young man has been charged with attempted murder of the elected Democrat Gabrielle Giffords Congress and two of his assistants. Jared Loughner, aged 22, was presented for a hearing in which Justice had to decide if he was mentally competent to stand trial.
But he had to be removed from the courtroom because of his irrational and confused statements. "Thanks for the parade of monsters. She died right in front of me," he said, although it is impossible to know what he was referring. Judge Larry A. Burns said that doctors had determined that Jared Loughner was schizophrenic, he was displaying irrational behavior of mistrust vis-à-vis its lawyers and was not able to work with them or understand the legal proceedings in which it was submitted.
Loughner will be hospitalized for a period of up to four months, until doctors determine if it can be treated for a trial. One hundred people were in court, some of the 13 wounded victims of the shooting. Loughner's parents, seated third, wept when the elements on the mental health of their son have been disclosed at the hearing, told the Arizona Daily Star on its website.
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