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Old 07-24-10, 06:05 PM   #45
antikristuseke
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Originally Posted by tater View Post
THAT is the problem. When you are committed, it becomes a medical, not a criminal justice issue when you are released. Their threshold of "not a threat" might not be the same as mine—0% chance of being a threat, +-0.000000% uncertainty.

Docs would never say someone is 100%, so they WILL release them at some point.

FWIW, some states have eliminated the insanity defense, and it was upheld by the SC.
Nothing is absolute so the standard you have set is impossible to aspire to.
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