Insanity Plea on Parade
A panel of military psychologists is preparing to examine the Ft. Hood shooter to determine whether a mental disease or defect prevented him from knowing that his actions were wrong. In the meantime, he’s now facing 32 attempted-murder charges in addition to the original 13 murder charges.
Soldier Blames Crimes on PTSD
A soldier stationed at Ft. Drum in New York after returning from Iraq has been charged with stabbing two fellow soldiers to death, and it sounds like he’s probably going to claim that PTSD prevented him from knowing right from wrong at the time. If so, I have plenty of experience diagnosing and treating veterans with PTSD as well as plenty of experience determining people’s sanity when various crimes were committed, and I’ll be highly skeptical.
Ohio Man Pleads Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
Finally tonight, the Ohio guy who apparently used his “second chance” (after serving prison time for a similar prior conviction and then being released) to rape and kill at least eleven women (whose bodies were found hidden in his home) reportedly has entered a plea: not guilty by reason of insanity. I would love to be the prosecution’s expert on this one — there’s evidence of premeditation and consciousness of guilt all over the place, which tells me that while he may be nuts and probably is, he likely knew what he was doing and that it was wrong, in which case he’s guilty, sane or not.
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