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Originally Posted by Bent Wookie
Really? Did you even read the article or just google some key word?
1% raise an insanity defence and even less are successful- thus, yes, it is VERY uncommon.
People who are diagnosed with a mental illness like schizophrenia are, get this, schizophrenic.
Faking mental illness to get commited so you can, in the future, kill someone is a pretty ridiculous thought and not related to the article you linked.
Anyway, sad day... It affects so many... so senseless.
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Sorry, I meant to use the phrase "not unheard of," instead of "uncommon." The impact of mental illness on violent crime is well-documented, but from what i have read, it still appears to only be primarily responsible for a minority of violent crime. If I had elaborated, which I should have, I would have said that the overly sentimental view of mental health, as portrayed by virtually everyone on this forum, tends to limit, not enhance our understanding of the motive of crime.