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Originally Posted by VO #23
Do you also get up on soapboxes about taking away the liberty of soldiers for shooting enemy combatants, because they had performed a murderous act (action + intent to kill)? Or similarly for police officers in the line of duty? Really, you could argue that they are more deserving of punishment from a purely moral perspective. However, the law has been designed to carve out exemptions for them. Just like it has been designed to allow for exceptions when the clinically insane (legal term) take a life. Do you know how hard it is to successfully deploy a NCRMD defence? It is very narrow.
Criminal law, both in the trial and sentencing phases, is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. And honestly, you should be thanking your lucky stars every night before you go to sleep that that's the case.
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If those soldiers and police officers beaheaded someone then ATE THEM, then yeah, I'll get up on that soapbox. Terrible comparison. I've read a lot in this thread about how this guy is not at fault and how he should be allowed to return to society. And frankly that scares me that people think that. I guess it's a good thing I'm not a judge since I would actually dish out sentences that fit the crime and that take into account the victim's suffering.