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Tuscon gunmen Jared Loughner ruled unfit to stand trial

Fine. Just hang him and be done with it.
 
Yes... because he was -obviously- sane.
 
I get so tired of the "insanity" defense. If you grab a gun and kill people, should it even matter?
Yes.... because to be held accountable for a crime, regardless of what that crime is, you have to have the capacity to understand that what you did was a crime and that you are on trial for it.
 
This is the right thing because he is going to be held as long as it takes to get him sane enough to stand trial.

Just look at him he's clearly nut's and a half.
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If you caught any of his youtube stuff, you know that he's not coherent. At all. Not even in a Jim Morrison on acid sort of way.
 
Well he is pretty insane..
If he is judged insane then hell he must be insane, he will just be locked in an insane asylum for the rest of his life or damn close near the rest of his life...
 
I have questions to my mind as to whether an insanity defense is something we should allow. However, since the law says it does apply, and the guy is pretty clearly bat**** insane, then this seems like it is the right call. If you don't like a law, it has to be changed before a situation like this comes up.
 
Yes.... because to be held accountable for a crime, regardless of what that crime is, you have to have the capacity to understand that what you did was a crime and that you are on trial for it.

He planned it for months. He was aware of what he was doing. Just because he was crazy enough to do it doesn't mean he wasn't aware of it.
 
He had to be evaluated and was, and likely was diagnosed with a psychotic disorder. These more than any other dx will sometimes get an incompetence judgment.

Schizophrenic or schizoaffective folks might be "aware" of what they're doing, even alert and oriented to person, place, etc., but the assessment of their thought formulation, processes, content, etc. sometimes demonstrate an inability to understand rationally what they're doing or why.
 
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I'm still upset that tea party rallies made him like this. CNN and the sheriff told me so.
 
This is clearly a waste of time and money. There are way too many credible witnesses of the incident. They may even have video also? Crazy or not, it's the nature of his act. You can never, ever trust someone who does something like this. It's time take him out and move on with more important things. We will accomplish nothing be taking our sweet time with this, except put off other responsibilities that may need the attention.

Perhaps they could fly a new law through that would apply to ongoing and future cases that have so much overwhelming evidence such as this one. It would force an immediate trial leading to guilt and punishment of death within a 24 hr period. It should only be conducted in special circumstances like ones as self-obvious as these.
 
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He can't defend himself at trial. Holding a trial at this point would be a mockery. In the meantime, he will be institutionalized for the safety of the community.

Honestly, I don't understand what everyone is so upset about. It's not like he's getting away with anything.
 
He can't defend himself at trial. Holding a trial at this point would be a mockery. In the meantime, he will be institutionalized for the safety of the community.

Honestly, I don't understand what everyone is so upset about. It's not like he's getting away with anything.

True, he's not walking away free. He'll undergo treatment with drugs and possibly electro-shock therapy for four months and then be evaluated again. It's our right to be actively involved in our own defense. He doesn't even trust his own defense team, then he's incapable of participating.

The judge said the experts who examined Loughner both concluded that he was schizophrenic suffering from paranoia and delusions. His mental illness is such that he does not trust his own lawyers and cannot at this point assist in his own defense.

Read more: Judge finds Jared Loughner incompetent to stand trial

As long as he's locked up, he's paying for his crime. They think he can be "restored to competency". Then the trial will proceed.
 
He planned it for months. He was aware of what he was doing. Just because he was crazy enough to do it doesn't mean he wasn't aware of it.

he just needs killin

and if he is nutso all a better reason-he's like a mad dog
 
he just needs killin

and if he is nutso all a better reason-he's like a mad dog

I don't disagree, but we're talking about violating the most basic foundation of our criminal justice system. If he can't participate in his own defense, putting him on trial is no different than a summary execution.
 
Insane criminals of this caliper are NOT kept in the best of conditions.

Honestly - if he were aware of **** - he'd WANT to be just a regular prisoner and NOT spending his days pilled up and roped in a nut house. There will be no right to demand tv and pb and j where he's going

I most certainly wouldn't want to end up where he's going - those found criminally insane have limited freedom and rights even more so than the other mass-murderers and killers in the system.
 
I don't disagree, but we're talking about violating the most basic foundation of our criminal justice system. If he can't participate in his own defense, putting him on trial is no different than a summary execution.

I remember a visiting law professor argue that executing the really whackos made more sense than say a hit man who is completely rational (killing for money). the latter has talent and can be useful to the government. an insane barking at the moon loon is past be salvaged
 
Yes.... because to be held accountable for a crime, regardless of what that crime is, you have to have the capacity to understand that what you did was a crime and that you are on trial for it.

and this is one of the problems with the system. A person can be guilty and insane. Even the most insane make choices. They just have a different view of the world. They should be held accountable for the crime.
 
I remember a visiting law professor argue that executing the really whackos made more sense than say a hit man who is completely rational (killing for money). the latter has talent and can be useful to the government. an insane barking at the moon loon is past be salvaged

Like I said, I don't disagree.
 
This is the right thing because he is going to be held as long as it takes to get him sane enough to stand trial. …

But, wait! You would have to be insane to acknowledge that you are ever sane enough to stand trial for your life. Seems like a Catch-22 to me.
 
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