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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
The fact he's still alive means we might get an answer as to why, but even then I'm not sure any answer will be sufficient. Just does not make sense. Mental illness will obviously bring about the insanity defense, but bringing a knife, even if it wasn't the weapon, is pretty clear pre-meditation. It would be pretty tragic if he avoided jail.
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I think premeditation and mental illness can go together pretty easily. Some insane people are incredibly intelligent and calculating.
Again, with the example of the Greyhound bus killer, that was also premeditated.