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To: roxybear
Would a sane person call the police?

I thought the definition of insane was not being able to tell right from wrong. The fact she called the police shows that she knew what she did was wrong. Case closed.

401 posted on 07/26/2006 12:50:17 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

...the case is not closed....I am not a psychologist but I have a Masters Degree in Psych....and I can tell you that in severe cases, you can know what you did was wrong but so psychotic that you are compelled to do the act...at the time knowing you are doing the right thing...and at the same time, knowing was wrong.....hard to explain but unless you have studied or been around mental illness, I can tell you it is a tough nut.....I don't want to make excuses for anyone, but you are thinking of this in a rational mind, where those that are truly sick...do not have that luxury....so ....the case is closed....but not in what you elaborated on.....


428 posted on 07/26/2006 1:52:11 PM PDT by NorCalRepub
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