Tommycat Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Actually he likely ruined the chances of getting an insanity defense when he stated he understood the charges against him. The insanity defense is used far more in TV and movies than in real life. The legal definition of insanity is way different than the clinical definition. If a person knows what they are doing is illegal they are not legally insane. They can be completely crazy and still know what they are doing is illegal. Of course Clark v Arizona established that there was no "right" to an insanity defense. And Clark thought the person he shot was a space alien. I feel like I should put "I Am Not A Lawyer" somewhere in here though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urluckyday Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 That's because people in AZ are crazy already... er... wait... I live in AZ. I rest my case? Actually calling him crazy might not be accurate. Considering people have said that he used drugs, including hallucinogens, and has been arrested on drug charges, there is a possibility that his rambling on Youtube could be related to heavy self medication. Okay...so either he's either insane...or just a complete idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommycat Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Okay...so either he's either insane...or just a complete idiot. From my experience, those two are not mutually exclusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimartin Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Those two pretty much describe my entire family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommycat Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Those two pretty much describe my entire family. We must be related lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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