10-06-2020, 06:00 PM
(10-06-2020, 05:09 PM)fredtoast Wrote: To tie this back to the original topic, when Dan and Ron Lafferty killed those people they really felt God told them to do it. But that can't be proven through any facts or logical argument.
It also can't be proven that they really believed it.
Quote: So anyone who claims they should have been able to use the insanity defense would be saying that people like you were insane also.
If they were actually diagnosed with a mental illness that rendered them incompetent at the time of the offense they would be. Believing in god is not the same thing. But you're a lawyer and knew that already, which makes your argument perplexing to say the least.
Quote:And the reason I said they should not be allowed to use the insanity defense is because I don't think everyone who believes in a mystical gad is insane.
How about they can't use the defense because they weren't diagnosed as mentally incompetent at the time of the offense? Having faith is not analogous to insanity. Acting in an unlawful fashion because you heard voices e.g. God, could be insanity. A psychiatrist could help us determine if this is the case. Isn't science wonderful?
