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951-Riverside

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8. This is a great way to get out of serving any real time

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Sun Apr 27, 2014, 04:23 PM

Apr 2014

Pretty soon every murderer will claim insanity, serving time in a psych ward with video games and TV beats serving time in a state prison. What murderer wouldn't want that?

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Suspect in Conn. school stabbing under psych evaluation [View all] sarisataka Apr 2014 OP

Today I took my niece to see a very popular young adult movie, Divergent Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #1

I hope to see that movie sarisataka Apr 2014 #2

It's about as exciting as anything violent Hollywood pumps out - shooting, torture, 1 hero, danger, Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #4

Dystopian science fiction is not new REP Apr 2014 #5

I think you're confused by my posting. I never said dystopia is a new type of fiction. Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #6

Well, Crepuscular Apr 2014 #3

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2014 #7

This is a great way to get out of serving any real time 951-Riverside Apr 2014 #8

No, it doesn't work that way. LAGC Apr 2014 #13

extremely violent actions by children? seveneyes Apr 2014 #9

I wonder what happens if/when he is convicted. Straw Man Apr 2014 #10

Dangerous humans that have murdered need to be kept away from other humans they could kill seveneyes Apr 2014 #11

No argument there. Straw Man Apr 2014 #12

Most people who are mentally ill can function quite fine once they are on the right medication. LAGC Apr 2014 #14

But who is making the decision that they are "fine"? Straw Man Apr 2014 #15

Presumably the prison psychiatrist. LAGC Apr 2014 #16

In my experience ... Straw Man Apr 2014 #17