[ExI] wtf? (literally)

Kaj Sotala xuenay at gmail.com
Fri Sep 5 11:46:22 UTC 2008


On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 11:59 PM, Damien Broderick <thespike at satx.rr.com> wrote:
> NYT:
> < David Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation center for sex addiction, The
> Associated Press reported. Mr. Duchovny, who plays a sex-obsessed character
> on the Showtime show "Californication," did so voluntarily, according to a
> statement on Thursday from ... >
>
> What?! Does this imply that in the US one can be *forcibly* committed to
> rehab *involuntarily* for *fucking around too much*???

Simple force of habit, I'd assume. If it was related to alcohol or
such, the reporter would need to mention whether or not it was
voluntarily, and he just didn't happen to think about not mentioning
it this time around.



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