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Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!
This shows the ignorance some people have regarding mental illness. Holmes wasnt spared the death penalty because he was schizophrenic. In fact he was not psychotic at the time of the shooting. He had planned the shooting for months, rigged his apartment with explosives, wore body armour and wrote for months in a journal about how he wanted to kill as many people as possible. Several psychiatrists found him sane at the time of the shooting. He has schizoaffective disorder but was not experiencing a psychotic break. He knew exactly what he was doing. And a plea deal with a guilty plea spared him the death penalty.
Just learn something. Anything.
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As noted, this isn't exactly correct. and your snippy comment about my learning disability is ignorant considering the fact had this happened in Canada our stupid crazy laws would likely have that nut free on our streets
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Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!
There are also many examples in the states of people with schizophrenia who were not able to understand their actions and who were convicted anyway and now serve long sentences in jail untreated or minimally treated for their illness. It seems really barbaric but that's justice in Texas.
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Jesus, you call a mass murderer jailed for life "barbaric" ? how left can a person go?