[LukeL]

I have a very hard time buying into these sleeping defenses.

[Scythian]

Even if he was dreaming or can’t remember it (which I don’t believe) who cares, he still did it. This country is a sad sack when murderers can walk away with excuses like this ...

[Krankor]

Even if it is a real disorder, it’s illegal in Great Britain to kill someone in self-defense. So he should still go to jail

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

I do believe this is possible. Three generations, at least, of sleep-walkers amongst the men in my family. I dislocated my shoulder whilst trying to tackle a guy who had stolen my wallet. Problem was, it was a dream.
WARNING TO THOSE WHO HAVE A HISTORY OF SOMNAMBULATION;
DO NOT TAKE AMBIEN!
For some reason, it exacerbates the syndrome. I almost burnt my house down when I was on this medication. There are many examples of this problem. Just do a search using “Ambien sleepwalking.”

[steveo]

About seven years ago in the summer months I woke to see a figure in my hallway entering my room. I flew out of bed to protect my wife who was sleeping beside me. Yelling and shouting, screaming at the top of my lungs so loud my neighbors heard me

My fists were flying, attacking my wife who got up to check on the cat.

Thank God I only scared her, I was only trying to protect her.

[mnehring]

I have a very hard time buying into these sleeping defenses.

I know there have been times where I went a couple of days without sleeping, and when I finally crashed my wife said I was so out of it, I actually got up, opened the refrigerator door, moved a chair and went back to bed, all while asleep. However, strangling someone is a whole other ball game. I know my wife (Ms. Krav Maga expert) would make sure I woke up in about a half a second with a quick punch to the you know whats...

[mnehring]

Something else.. sleep deprivation can cause people to really flip out. Something that happened a few years ago here in town:

http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=50237

I know this case isn’t directly sleep deprivation, but it does stress the importance of it to our mental state.

[goat granny]

I had a girl friend who's husband had to move out of the bedroom because of her violence...When our hubbys pasted on (they were best buds) her and I use to vacation together...One time when we were at Disney World, she fell asleep before me, I was watching TV in the other bed...

She started to kick violently and punch at someone during sleep. I kept my eye on her to make sure she stayed in bed.

Then she settled back down and started laughing...didn't remember a thing in the morning...but told me once she threw herself out of bed and hit her head on the bedside table...She was a sweet little gal that wouldn't hurt a fly...but a bitch when sleeping...(she has since passed on and I still miss her)

don't know weather to put up a smiley face or a sad one.......