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For the people on this thread screaming for the death penalty, I would ask them if they believe there is such a thing as "not guilty of murder by reason of insanity" because this probably qualifies. Some mental illnesses truly disavow responsibility from somebody's actions at the time.

You bet...not guilty by reason of insanity. 3 years ago next month a guy (Jason Weed) killed my Son in Law in Tulsa. The experts claimed he was nut's, got him off on an insanity plea. Soon after the hearing the s.o.b. recovered from insanity (without drugs or Dr Phil) and has been screaming to get out of the facility ever since. NICE HUH?
Now every 3-6 months my family has to show up in Federal Court to watch the circus. The experts now say they have never seen a case of someone recovering from INSANITY like this and Jason is indeed sane! The experts from Harvard won't buy that he faked his illness to get off. For me I guess your statement happens, but until you have been victimized by the Mental Health Wackos I wouldn't be too quick to judge folks who scream for the death penalty. Beats hearing my granddaughter scream for her Daddy. Do a web search for Jason WEED to verify that my post is accurate...or I would be glad to send the articles via e-mail.

John

Yes it's true that almost everyone seems to blame everything on some mental condition. Regardless your son-in-law deserved justice. He deserved equal protection under our laws and he didn't get it. I'm sorry that he didn't and it is our society at large that is to blame for that as we delve further and further into a blameless society where no one is held responsible for what they've done.

My condolences to your family especially since the verdict insured no peace all of you.

That is why that plea needs to be replaced by guilty but mentally ill. After the mental illness is cured or in remission through the use of appropriate medication or treatment, the rest of the sentence would be carried out at a penal facility. You get cured, you do rest of your time in the general population or on death row. No excuses.

I'm sorry about your son-in-law and his family. It sounds like in that case the psychologists were incompetent and that only exacerbated an already tragic situation. There is, however, all the difference in the world between a POS who fakes mental illness, and someone truly afflicted. In the case of this article, I think there are several victims and no criminals. It should be treated as a tragedy without desire for vengeance.