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Zeitghost

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6. Then find him not guilty by reason of insanity and lock him up in an institution

Reply to harumph (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 22, 2024, 08:34 PM

Mar 22

If your mental state is such that you stab people when you have an episode, you are a danger to the public and need institutional help in a facility that can manage your violence. Not out on the street trying to get clean with some help.

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Suspect in 2021 SF stabbing case of 94-year-old Asian woman gets probation [View all] Sympthsical Mar 22 OP

Awful, but there is a bit more to the article... harumph Mar 22 #1

I should have just written 'ditto' - LOL! NH Ethylene Mar 22 #3

Then find him not guilty by reason of insanity and lock him up in an institution Zeitghost Mar 22 #6

I find that easy to believe soldierant Mar 22 #11

The other side of the story: NH Ethylene Mar 22 #2

Just another anti-AAPI crime swept under Sympthsical Mar 22 #4

Co-sign this post JustAnotherGen Mar 22 #5

A bit more in the way of facts ripcord Mar 22 #7

The community is sick of this shit Sympthsical Mar 22 #9

Well, he did not stab a 49-year-old white businessman dalton99a Mar 22 #8

Mental health issues is not a reason to subject the general population to more violence SouthernDem4ever Mar 22 #10

I am confused by the article. summer_in_TX Mar 22 #12

Know who else cried? Kyle Rittenhouse. IcyPeas Mar 23 #13