To: presidio9
innocent by reason of insanityI hate that. Guilty but insane I can understand, but just because you lose your mental capacity, it doesn't make you innocent.
3 posted on
02/02/2006 11:04:40 AM PST by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: StarCMC
The wording is important. It shouldn't be "innocent," it's "not guilty."
Big difference.
5 posted on
02/02/2006 11:06:40 AM PST by
highball
("I never should have switched from scotch to martinis." -- the last words of Humphrey Bogart)
To: StarCMC
I too have a hard time with that too; I think most people would agree, killing your children IS insane, but guilty should be the charge.
To: StarCMC
"I hate that. Guilty but insane I can understand, but just because you lose your mental capacity, it doesn't make you innocent."
Agreed. Here, she's clearly a nut.
17 posted on
02/02/2006 11:31:49 AM PST by
MeanWestTexan
(Many at FR would respond to Christ "Darn right, I'll cast the first stone!")
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