Bernie Sanders supporter kills two people because he was on Autopilot

Discussion in 'Politics' started by wildchild, Dec 9, 2017.

  1. wildchild

    wildchild

  2. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    Reports say he's a Trump supporter
     
  3. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    I don't think the guy has any real political bias, he is just mentally nuts. This does not excuse his actions, he should be locked up for life for murder.
     
  4. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    I don't think that's how it works..... If actually nuts
     
  5. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    That is where I disagree with the judicial system in the U.S. -- if a person is nuts then they should still be legally held responsible for their actions.

    The problem today is that defense teams rush out to find a friendly psychologist to invent a diagnosis supportive of the criminal's lapsed mental state so the U.S. legal system will excuse them from paying the penalty for their crime.
     
  6. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    So someone in a psychotic state brought about by brain trauma or defect is cognisant of their actions?
     
  7. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Are you going to let this brain trauma person wander your streets and freely get away with murder? What about the criminal whose lawyer claims in court the murderer is mentally incapable because his mother neglected him as a child? Where does this nonsense stop?

    If you do a criminal act then you need to serve the appropriate time for your criminal act. Sliding out on your responsibility based "mental illness" is absurd.
     
  8. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    That's a bit of a reach. What I'm saying is his actions would be excused as not his fault and he'd get to live his life locked up in a mental institution is all. You know, the premise of the original argument.
     
    #10     Dec 9, 2017