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1 posted on 06/12/2008 5:01:11 AM PDT by SJackson
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To: SJackson

He is the face of Islam.


2 posted on 06/12/2008 5:04:25 AM PDT by JimRed ("Hey, hey, Teddy K., how many girls did you drown today?" TERM LIMITS, NOW!)
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To: SJackson

Liberalism is a Mental Disease.


3 posted on 06/12/2008 5:08:01 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: SJackson

“Radical Muslim or Legally Insane?”

Same thing, actually.....


4 posted on 06/12/2008 5:13:02 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Fight Crime. Shoot Back.)
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To: SJackson
A person is legally insane when he is unable to perceive the nature and quality of his acts or is unable to tell right from wrong regarding the acts with which he is charged.

That should also apply to OTHER persons unable to perceive the nature and quality of his acts, and unable to tell right from wrong. Too many people can't bear to acknowledge evil, and they shrink from recognizing it, instead calling it mental impairment, insanity, or the unfortunate result of poor parenting.

Maybe THEY have a psychiatric problem.

5 posted on 06/12/2008 5:21:49 AM PDT by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (Vote McCain-Feingold. For all the difference it will make.)
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To: SJackson
To avoid such rulings in the future, the legal definition of insanity should be altered to take into account that not all cultures and religions have the same view of right and wrong. The question should not be whether the defendant believes his actions are right or wrong, but whether he knows how our society views his actions.

She makes an interesting point. Our law is based on certain foundations of natural law (e.g., killing an innocent person is always wrong) but we have suddenly wound up with a group of citizens who don't accept the fundamental premise. Islam substitutes its ritual law for all other forms of law; sharia is not based on natural law.

Does this mean our law doesn't apply to Muslims? Of course not, but it might be a good idea to make this more specific. Because he was a Muslim, this man's entire mental universe was insane. But he obviously knew that in our world, which was also the day to day world in which he lived, what he was doing was wrong. So perhaps insanity laws should be modified to indicate that an insane belief system does not exonerate someone or make him not responsible for acts that he commits in our society.

6 posted on 06/12/2008 5:29:55 AM PDT by livius
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9 posted on 06/12/2008 5:53:01 AM PDT by SJackson (It is impossible to build a peace process based on blood, Natan Sharansky)
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Was Ted Kaczynski (unabomber) crazy or a genious but murderous Luddite?


10 posted on 06/12/2008 5:59:35 AM PDT by PurpleMan
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Anyone found not guilty by reason of insanity should be permanently removed from society. A person that cannot be held responsible for their actions are, in my book, a greater danger than those who can.

If being found “insane” meant an automatic life sentence without parole, you’d see this pathetic defense all but disappear.


15 posted on 06/12/2008 3:08:36 PM PDT by PsyOp (Truth in itself is rarely sufficient to make men act. - Clauswitz, On War, 1832.)
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To: SJackson

Remind me again why we STILL issuing Visas to those espousing this religion ?


16 posted on 06/12/2008 7:05:50 PM PDT by happygrl
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