Originally Posted by
TomMcC
" Generally speaking, criminal insanity is understood as a mental defect or disease that makes it impossible for a defendant to understand their actions, or to understand that their actions are wrong." Does the shooter fit this description? How about the typical serial murderer? Some evil people just do evil things sometimes. If he was truly insane, as described above, might we actually feel pity for him rather than loathing? On a human level, how do you hold a person responsible if you apply the above definition of insanity to them? I seriously doubt that anyone is truly insane, if they are, it's is extremely rare.
So I don't think he was so mentally defective that he didn't understand what he did or didn't understand that it was wrong. I think he was so insane that he simply didn't care and his "I want the world to be like this" world view superseded every other considerations and you can call that evil if you wish.
Or in simpler terms, nobody gets to rule the world and decide for everyone else. And if you truly think you are entitled to any of that, then we get to decide for you that you are f'ing insane and not suitable for cohabitation on this planet.
It's hard to be a ACLU hating, philosophically Libertarian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative, scientifically grounded, agnostic, porn admiring gun owner who believes in self determination.
Chuck, we miss ya man.
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