He played stupid to avoid prison - now he regrets that decision
By Porcospino
@Porcospino (31366)
Denmark
June 16, 2019 5:21pm CST
A Danish man has gotten in trouble because he lied during his psychiatric evaluation. He committed a robbery and when he was caught, he was interviewed by a psychiatrist and a psychologist tested his IQ. He has a normal IQ, but he made a lot of mistakes on purpose, and his IQ test showed that his IQ was 58.
People who are mentally ill or people who have an IQ below 85 generally don't receive a prison sentence in Denmark. They get treatment instead. Instead of staying in prison many of them stay in an institution. The court decided that this man had to stay in a group home for people with special needs.
At first he was happy, because he managed to avoid prison, but now he has realized that he has made a big mistake. His stay in the group home doesn't end after a certain number of years like a prison sentence. It ends when they consider him ready to leave. That can take many years, and he has no idea when he will be able to leave.
Some people stay in those group homes for 30 or 40 years. He has admitted that he lied and he has asked for another IQ test, but his request was denied.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Jun 19
He thought that he was so smart when he lied, but he didn't know the rules (he didn't know that they would be able to keep him as long as they want) . That was a big shock.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
18 Jun 19
@LadyDuck Yes exactly. If he had read the details of our "psychiatric treatment sentences" he would have known the truth. It is easy to find that information online, but he never checked the details.
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@LadyDuck (471356)
• Switzerland
18 Jun 19
@Porcospino There is something that my husband used to say "it is what you do not know that it's dangerous". It is exactly what this man did not know that put him in a very bad situation.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Jun 19
Most Danes are too clever for that. This man is an exception...I hope 
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Jun 19
@Torunn We usually say that some things are better in Sweden - they have better neighbors 
There is also a joke about Norway and Sweden: "If you are in doubt if a person is from Norway or from Sweden, it is always best to ask if they are Norwegian. If they are Norwegian and you ask them if they are Swedish, they will get insulted. If they are Swedish and you ask them if they are Norwegian, they will get flattered"
There is also a joke about Norway and Sweden: "If you are in doubt if a person is from Norway or from Sweden, it is always best to ask if they are Norwegian. If they are Norwegian and you ask them if they are Swedish, they will get insulted. If they are Swedish and you ask them if they are Norwegian, they will get flattered"1 person likes this
@Torunn (8607)
• Norway
17 Jun 19
@Porcospino Maybe he's part Swedish?
I suppose you have jokes about the Swedes too? Like "what's the only thing the Swedes have that the rest of the Nordic countries don't?"
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@rsa101 (38148)
• Philippines
16 Jun 19
Opps that’s a big mistake on his part. He might be used for experiments since he was diagnosed to be having mental issues. He will now have to be evaluated and will be declared sane or insane at the whim of the doctors and not by judges anymore.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Jun 19
Yes, he is stuck there now. There is no limit, they can keep him as long as they consider it necessary. When he lied in his test he didn't know what the consequences would be (that they are able to keep him for years) so he was shocked when he discovered the truth.
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@rsa101 (38148)
• Philippines
17 Jun 19
@Porcospino if he would be mentally stable then he would have to endure living with those that are real crazy people and he would have to endure them there. There will come a time that he will be like them
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
18 Jun 19
@rsa101 In the article he said about the other people: "Those people are crazy, I don't belong here. I have nothing in common with them" Some of the others have very severe problems, and I understand why he doesn't feel that he belongs there, but he is stuck there anyway.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Jun 19
He thought he was so smart - but now he is stuck in the institution...
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@Janet357 (75646)
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17 Jun 19
@Porcospino i have a question, how.many prisoners are there in one cell in your country?
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Jun 19
@Janet357 Each prisoner has their own cell. They share bathrooms etc, but there is only one bed in each cell..
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Jun 19
I also wonder how he managed to do that. He talked to the psychiatrist and the psychologist as well, but neither of them discovered that he was faking.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
18 Jun 19
@Nevena83 Yes, I thought that they would consider his personality and his way of interacting and not just the IQ result, but I guess they didn't do that since they believed him.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
18 Jun 19
I am sure he regrets it now. Now he is stuck in the institution. He doesn't know how long he will have to stay there.
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@yanzalong (18988)
• Indonesia
17 Jun 19
Telling lies has always caused lots of trouble.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Jun 19
Yes, it can lead to a lot of trouble. This man thought that his lies were an easy way to avoid prison, but now he knows that it was a big mistake, and he regrets it.
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Jun 19
He calls it the biggest mistake in his life. He thought that it was an easy way to avoid prison, but he is stuck there until they decide to let him out.
@wolfgirl569 (105977)
• Marion, Ohio
17 Jun 19
I am glad they denied him. He deserves a long sentence for that.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Jun 19
He thought he had found the perfect solution when he lied in the test. Now he regrets it of course, but it is too late. They can keep him in that place for years.
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@JESSY3236 (19912)
• United States
18 Jun 19
lol he gets what he deserves. Yeah that was pretty stupid.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
18 Jun 19
I agree. He thought he was so smart. He didn't realize that they would be able to keep him as long as they want.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
23 Jun 19
Yes, he did. He didn't think about the consequences and and now he is stuck in that institution. He tried to convince them to do another test on him, but they said no.
