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eddie · 07-24-2012, 01:59 PM

It appears that the idea that he can plead insanity might be more difficult then he thought. Colorado has changed their laws on that like other states have-

"John Hinckley, Jr., escaped criminal punishment when he attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan to impress the actress Jodie Foster, but in the wake of his successful insanity defense, legislatures made it considerably more difficult for defendants to prevail on the grounds of mental incapacity. Under the law that existed at the time, defendants were not legally responsible even if they knew an action was wrong if they could show they were unable to resist the impulse to commit the act. After Hinckley's case, a number of states, including Colorado, amended their laws to permit a successful insanity defense only if the defendant did not know the difference between right and wrong. The upshot of this more stringent requirement is that defendants rarely prevail when they claim insanity."

That quote is from this article here-
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/20...on-motive?lite

Jimbuna · 07-24-2012, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Betonov

Well, at least chivalry is not dead yet

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.1119395

Three brave guys are though

mapuc · 07-25-2012, 02:56 PM

A sad thing happened i Copenhagen, Denmark earlier today and the circumstances around this, made me think of this thread

A psychological sick man aged 50 had committed suicide and built a sort of bomb trap, so they who would penetrate the door would be met by an explosion. It turned out that the grenade was German and from World War II. It was with real explosives, but thankfully no igniter. In the apartment police found several hand grenades from World War II.

Markus

eddie · 07-25-2012, 03:24 PM

Sure glad the grenade didn't explode. Its sad all the way around.

krashkart · 07-25-2012, 09:12 PM

That worthless scummy chicken fried piece of dog meat...

Buddahaid · 08-02-2012, 09:27 AM

Let's ban "assault" knives now.....

See how well this works?
http://news.yahoo.com/chinese-teen-k...102629246.html

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07-24-2012, 01:59 PM	#76
eddie The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Midwest, USA Posts: 1,344 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 0	It appears that the idea that he can plead insanity might be more difficult then he thought. Colorado has changed their laws on that like other states have- "John Hinckley, Jr., escaped criminal punishment when he attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan to impress the actress Jodie Foster, but in the wake of his successful insanity defense, legislatures made it considerably more difficult for defendants to prevail on the grounds of mental incapacity. Under the law that existed at the time, defendants were not legally responsible even if they knew an action was wrong if they could show they were unable to resist the impulse to commit the act. After Hinckley's case, a number of states, including Colorado, amended their laws to permit a successful insanity defense only if the defendant did not know the difference between right and wrong. The upshot of this more stringent requirement is that defendants rarely prevail when they claim insanity." That quote is from this article here- http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/20...on-motive?lite

07-25-2012, 02:56 PM	#78
mapuc Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 1,932 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	A sad thing happened i Copenhagen, Denmark earlier today and the circumstances around this, made me think of this thread A psychological sick man aged 50 had committed suicide and built a sort of bomb trap, so they who would penetrate the door would be met by an explosion. It turned out that the grenade was German and from World War II. It was with real explosives, but thankfully no igniter. In the apartment police found several hand grenades from World War II. Markus

07-25-2012, 03:24 PM	#79
eddie The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Midwest, USA Posts: 1,344 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 0	Sure glad the grenade didn't explode. Its sad all the way around.

07-25-2012, 09:12 PM	#80
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Patrolling near the Marshall Islands Posts: 5,304 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	That worthless scummy chicken fried piece of dog meat...