Unfair Court Case

I recently read about a man who worked for the Casper, Wyoming  police department most of his life and found that he had depression after a few years. He asked for medical leave from the department so he could see a psychiatrist  and set his life straight. After five months of treatment, Michael returned to the Casper police department. He continued to work there for 8 more years, still dealing with depression and sleep insomnia. In 1996 Michael was transferred the Capitol police department where he was asked for prior medical problems and background. Michael disclosed his depression history to the department and was examined by a doctor to see if he could complete the job. The doctor declared that he was good to go. Years later he was reviewed by another doctor who declared he wasn't "medically qualified" and so the department fired Michael. Michael took his case to court where he claimed that  it was illegal to fire him because of the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The court declared that depression didn't qualify as a "disability".


To me this case is absurd. The court was presented with solid evidence of discrimination, and the court ignored it.The definition of a disability is a restricted capability to perform particular activities. Depression meets these standards, and the court should have sided with Michael. This relates to the Crucible by Arthur Miller because during the trials, the judge is presented with evidence that the girls are fraud and the judge just throws the accusation away. He listens to the accuser, but not the 30 people who are accused. Unfair Court cases are unconstitutional and should be stopped.