[NorCalRepub]

.yes, but using common sense when dealing with mental disorders does not work...and I did NOT say all psychotics should be free from prosecution....it depends on the situation and the clinical evaluation...in fact, most psychotics and ALL sociopaths though sick are most likely guilty of murder....in this case....the severity and pattern over the long term etc leads me to believe that the episode rendered her unable to resist the act.....Charles Krauthammer, a Psychiatrist and FOX commentator also came to that conclusion....and I would hardly call him an uninformed whacko......

[traditional1]

" Psychiatrist and FOX commentator also came to that conclusion....and I would hardly call him an uninformed whacko......"

Seems to me, we got to much expertin' goin' on here.....

Everyone, who spends enough money to buy the credentials, suddenly becomes an expert on a subject.

Common sense be damned; we can always rationalize away the behavior of lawbreakers by painting them as "victims" verified by some so-called expert, but we can't excuse their law-breaking....If we want to excuse it, then everyone has some short-coming that should be an excuse for their actions, and we should all just move along.

The "she couldn't help herself due to her condition" excuse in no way excuses her from the law. Now, that said, the insanity defense should be removed from every felony statute nationwide, and we will have NO REPEAT OFFENDERS, nor will we have the O.J. juries like the one here in the Yates trial, who want to make a social statement and disregard the murder victims because the law allows an "insane" person to murder with impunity (save only a few years in a hospital, awaiting a "qualified expert" to bless her as "sane" again..)