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Originally Posted by tater
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.
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Nothing is absolute so the standard you have set is impossible to aspire to.