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onetwo_threefour · 01-10-2009, 10:30 AM

This is disturbing, especially since it seems to be the second time for this guy...

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/0...athrow_eyeball

jolinar of malkshor · 01-10-2009, 10:32 AM

Wow, there are some sick people in this world.

burn_this_city · 01-10-2009, 10:57 AM

Tasty

Eric Vail · 01-10-2009, 10:58 AM

He did the act while in jail. It says he was moved to a psychiatric facility, but that is hardly being "out of jail". The guy is on death row. I don't think he's going anywhere.

Kipper is King · 01-10-2009, 11:31 AM

Wow. Was his nickname Oedipus?

JD · 01-10-2009, 11:51 AM

Wow, I'm not necessarily a supporter of the death penalty, but if there was ever a person it is appropriate for, this guy is it!

Got Miikka? · 01-10-2009, 12:06 PM

Eye don't 'see' anything wrong with this.

That's pretty gross and messed up. But I doubt this guy is going anywhere, and even if he did, IMO he'd be a little disadvantaged at causing harm being that he has NO eyes. In a way, it might do the justice system some favor to have all deranged criminals conveniently disable themselves like this.

Dan02 · 01-10-2009, 12:09 PM

Of all the threads on CP this is probably the one i wish i never opened and read.

ricoFlame · 01-10-2009, 12:24 PM

i actually got squimish reading that. yikes.

blankall · 01-10-2009, 12:32 PM

The real question:

Is it okay to execute someone who is mentally ill?

There's a good chance this guy just has no hold on reality and was incapable of forming the intent needed to be convicted of murder.

Its kind of sad that this guy may actually have been mentally ill and convicted of murder. Meanwhile, people who fake it are probably better at weasiling their way out of a conviction.

pepper24 · 01-10-2009, 12:50 PM

Too bad he'll only have a half of his vision field available to see the emotions of the family members of his victim(s) when he is executed.

Daradon · 01-10-2009, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by pepper24

Too bad he'll only have a half of his vision field available to see the emotions of the family members of his victim(s) when he is executed.

The article said he had done it before with his other eye, he's completely blind now.

I wonder what raw eye tastes like.

Is it wrong that this is the biggest question/concern I have after reading this story?

Sometimes things are just too in your face or out there to be able to come up with an appropriate emotional response.

spydermal · 01-10-2009, 01:30 PM

I wonder more about the texture. This story reminds me of kill bill.

Caged Great · 01-10-2009, 01:48 PM

the day after someone confessed to being disgusted by the thought of touching one`s eye....

Daradon · 01-10-2009, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by fotze

How do people like this get out of jail. The justice system is screwed.

Do you mean people who are disturbed, or people who are partially blind? lol

jolinar of malkshor · 01-10-2009, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by blankall

The real question:

Is it okay to execute someone who is mentally ill?

There's a good chance this guy just has no hold on reality and was incapable of forming the intent needed to be convicted of murder.

Its kind of sad that this guy may actually have been mentally ill and convicted of murder. Meanwhile, people who fake it are probably better at weasiling their way out of a conviction.

I think the question should be, is it ok to execute anyone, I would suggest not.

tanguay'sstillgood · 01-10-2009, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by blankall

The real question:

Is it okay to execute someone who is mentally ill?

There's a good chance this guy just has no hold on reality and was incapable of forming the intent needed to be convicted of murder.

Its kind of sad that this guy may actually have been mentally ill and convicted of murder. Meanwhile, people who fake it are probably better at weasiling their way out of a conviction.

I think so. Whether he is nuts or not he still killed his family. Being a lunatic doesn't give you the right to murder your wife and kids.

blankall · 01-10-2009, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by fotze

I think the insanity defence is only for rich people.

Fixed

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-col...r-verdict.html

blankall · 01-10-2009, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by tanguay'sstillgood

I think so. Whether he is nuts or not he still killed his family. Being a lunatic doesn't give you the right to murder your wife and kids.

In order to commit murder you need a certain level of mental culpability and intent. It's not murder if you're so crazy you don't know what you're doing.

jar_e · 01-10-2009, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blankall

The real question:

Is it okay to execute someone who is mentally ill?

There's a good chance this guy just has no hold on reality and was incapable of forming the intent needed to be convicted of murder.

Its kind of sad that this guy may actually have been mentally ill and convicted of murder. Meanwhile, people who fake it are probably better at weasiling their way out of a conviction.

It opens up an interesting discussion...

obivously the courts found him guilty without any doubt and that's why he's on death row...but could an inmate than develop a mental illness while in jail and thus disqualify him from a more severe punishment?