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Should insanity = not guilty?????
I was just reading Mr.Mephisto's thread about the stabbed 8yr old boy. Someone posted something about insanity, and that got me thinking. I know that proving insanity in the courtroom is a little harder than shown on TV. I personally believe that most murders are committed by people that are insane. Would a sane person kill someone, other than self-defense?
Anyway, would you want to be sitting next to this guy on the the bus when he loses control again? What I am asking is, do you believe the insanity defense should equal not guilty? I think it should only be used as a mitigating factor in the penalty phase of the trial.
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