09-29-2020, 12:50 PM
(09-29-2020, 12:33 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: I am not a lawyer, but I don't think an insanity plea has anything to do with the validity of the belief, it more depends on what the person actually believes. If they're just using it as a tool to stay out of prison, that's one thing. But if they actually believe that Jesus speaks them and tells them to commit crimes, then insanity may be something worth exploring.
You don't want to send an actual crazy person to a prison when they could be rehabilitated in an asylum (as much as those asylums actually rehabilitate someone, I can't say. Horror video games lead me to believe they do not even try)
Well, Fred is a lawyer but apparently couldn't be bothered to define what would constitute a legitimate insanity defense. Essentially you have to have been unable to discern the wrongness of your actions or been of diminished capacity (to which there are limits).
