Right? I never understood the "insanity" defense for that reason.
If they don't have the mental capacity to be held liable for their actions, they shouldn't have been in public in the first place, in the same way you wouldn't allow gorillas to wander the streets.
He should be institutionalised for the rest of his life, period, and that's the soft option.
Right? I never understood the "insanity" defense for that reason.
If they don't have the mental capacity to be held liable for their actions, they shouldn't have been in public in the first place, in the same way you wouldn't allow gorillas to wander the streets.
He should be institutionalised for the rest of his life, period, and that's the soft option.
A direct analogy for this is people cannot legally drive a vehicle on public roads unless they have liability insurance.