Put to death in some States in the US...

[Beefy187]

I think this statement is self-contradictory...

...Why would someone go kill scores of people who did nothing to him if he is not mentally insane?




I think that the case Jag brought forward is an absolute argument against the death penalty. Nothing more should be said. We, of course, as a habit will debate this argument to death. Any oppinion, no matter how strong, crumbles after 2 dozen people have expressed their opinion.

Also, I believe that judges and jury should be held accountable in such cases. If you destroyed a person's life by wrongfully convicting him you should go be a guest at the big house yourself.

What I meant by mental damage is like person who is clearly mad like a mental disorder.

If the person could do logical thinking like planning how he is going to kill and who he is going to kill etc, then he isn't mentally damaged but his simply dangerous to be kept alive.

If that makes sense.

[rasoforos]

If the person could do logical thinking like planning how he is going to kill and who he is going to kill etc, then he isn't mentally damaged but his simply dangerous to be kept alive.

It does make sense but I would still have to disagree.

Not all mentally ill people are hunting imaginary butterflies in a world of their own. Many mentally ill people have perfectly good and intact planing and managing abilities.

For example I once saw the house of someone who thought he was the Emperor of Byzantium. He would produce amazingly good edicts and laws and publish them in boards on the walls external walls of his house. The texts were well thought of, nice and coherent; he wasn't