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| Topic | Dylan Roof sentenced to death. (lt) |
| Umbreon 08/28/21 8:16:54 PM #236: | ClunkerSlim posted... An autistic man suffering from paranoid delusions is not capable of adequately defending himself. There was no man of that description present. There was, however, a racist murderer who knew what they were doing the entire time. His lawyers at the time naturally tried to suggest he wasn't mentally in control, but we know that isn't the case. ClunkerSlim posted... Mental impairments are often introduced as "mitigating factors" in sentencing, as well they should be. Like I said, the insanity defense doesn't work here. He knew what he was doing, there's no mental impairment in play here. ...Or are you suggesting someone would commit a violent, racist crime purely due to Autism? That would be incredibly offensive if that was your argument. --- Black Lives Matter. ~DYL~ (On mobile) 12-18-19 and 01-13-21: Times Donald Trump has officially been impeached. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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