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Originally Posted by procopius
Listen, the insanity defense doesn't really work.... So, please stop with the stupid insanity defense nonsense.
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I don't even say "insanity" in regard to Steele. Nowadays the standard for "insanity" as a defense for committing a crime is impossibly high. You can believe that you are demonically possessed and still not qualify for
not guilty by reason of insanity. Why? Because you knew that what you were doing was wrong, even though from your perspective a demon was forcing you to do it.
I say
diminished capacity. I have two lawyers who say that this was the defense that Steele should have attempted.