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Their defense attorney's claim they don't. Psychiatrists testifying for the prosecution and the defense will argue their own viewpoints.
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Which groups traditionally have been exempt from legal and moral culpability?
The young and mentally insane. The reasoning for this is because they do not have the mental capacity to differentiate between what is right and what is wrong.
What are the constitutional issues of punishing the mentally ill?
The connection between right and wrong and the severity of a crime may be questionable when it comes to talking about someone who is mentally ill. The eighth amendment speaks against "cruel and unusual punishment" and in most cases it can be argued that a mentally handicap person being executed or imprisoned is against that right.
When UK banks give loans to a mentally ill person does that person have to pay the loans back to bailiffs?
The person who is mentally ill is incapacitated. Such a person cannot enter into a contract as they cannot distinguish between right and wrong. Therefore the bank cannot enter into a contract with such a person.
How do you prove a mother is mentally ill?
The only way to prove to others that anyone is mentally ill is to have that person examined by qualified medical people. Sometimes they will confirm your belief that the person is mentally ill, but sometimes they will tell you that you are wrong.
how to get stronger personality?
If you mean mentally always think you are right if someone says your wrong THINK YOU ARE NOT unless I tell you, you are wrong than you ARE
Is Jeffrey Dahmer cliniclly insane?
No, but he pleaded 'not guilty' on trial, saying that he was. However, he was well spoken, clean, and not insane. He answered the questions legitimately and was proven clinically un-insane. However, something was wrong with him.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------First of all, he did not plead 'not guilty', his plead was guilty but insane. People who are insane or mentally ill can be very clean. Just because a person is sick mentally does not mean they never bathe, dont get hair cuts or shaves or that they wear strange clothes. This belief is perpetuated by fictional depictions of mental illness. Jeff was CERTAINLY mentally ill. He had a sexual dysfunction called paraphilia as well as multiple personality disorders and, several other mental disorders. As far as 'clinically insane', this was and still is a constant debate among professionals. While he was quite clearly mentally ill, there are several differences between mentally ill, clinically insane and legally insane. The purpose of his trial was to determine weather or not he fit the legal definition of insanity. He may VERY WELL have been clinically insane. However, one can be clinically insane and still not be able to prove LEGAL insanity or, even if they are able to prove legal insanity, the jury could STILL find them to be legally sane. Which was the case with Jeffrey Dahmer. All the psychiatrists that evaluated him agreed that he had serious mental illness but, they held different opinions as to weather or not he was legally insane. Weather or not he was 'clinicallyinsane' was never publicly addressed but, quite possible. In either instance, he was inarguably, desperately in need of intense psychiatric treatment.
Duvalier was insane or evil?
he is an insane. he become evil when he's doing wrong
What is wrong with bjork?
she's insane
Is it right or wrong for a person to seek justice?
Right
Was Hitler mentally ill?
AnswerHe was not mentally handicapped in any way, he just had a very right-wing perspective which, during his years living on the streets, matured into full-blown xenophobia and hatred of Jews and other ethnic minorities.
Is McCain mentally ill?
i don't believe he is even close to being insane. he just set out the wrong platform for the republican party to win the election. probably the 2 presidents in my lifetime we the closest to being insane were Reagan, who consulted with a fortune teller before making large scale decisions. and Nixon for reasons we all know
Can a person be insane and still be guilty of a crime?
In some states this can be the case. Society suffered for 'insane' criminals being hospitalized for a few years and out repeating their crimes over and over. In some states there are new laws that state 'a person can be insane but still responsible and understood what they did was wrong'. There are new laws also that says if a person needs to be hospitalized they get the care they need. But once they are deemed better, they must serve out the rest of their sentence in prison. These new laws have been a big help in the problem of criminal responsiblity and punishment. More of these laws are needed to relieve corrections officers at jails and prisons, who are usually not trained in caring for mentally ill patients. Their jobs are difficult enough.
