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In reply to the discussion: 'QAnon Shaman' in plea negotiations after mental health diagnosis -lawyer [View all]Sucha NastyWoman
(2,721 posts)67. This doesn't surprise me.
I always thought this guy had a sort of naievity that indicated some mental health issues. He doesnt seethe with hatred the way most of them do. I believe, in a childlike manner, he just saw the whole thing as an adventure, a happening. He used to do something similar at shopping mall food courts.
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'QAnon Shaman' in plea negotiations after mental health diagnosis -lawyer [View all]
brooklynite
Jul 2021
OP
If the man is incompetent to be held responsible for his actions, he should not go to trial
Chainfire
Jul 2021
#4
Very good summary and thanks for the link! (have a daughter that could be bipolar) n/t
iluvtennis
Jul 2021
#44
I can see how getting caught and charged with his crimes would be hard on his mental state
csziggy
Jul 2021
#56
I Suspect Most of Us Here Would Own Up to Having Some Tendency Towards Kindness and Generosity
The Roux Comes First
Jul 2021
#30
He first started repetively yelling about a sign outside of the mall bathroom
BumRushDaShow
Jul 2021
#81
He sounds JUST like a few of the mentally ill people that come from a homeless encampment down
chowder66
Jul 2021
#39
The guy who walked into the US Capitol shirtless in buckskin pants and a bizarre hat
greenjar_01
Jul 2021
#15
If he was well enough to plan and travel there and then participate in the attempted insurrection he
cstanleytech
Jul 2021
#32
That's a lot of issues and after his actions he seems to be a danger to the public so I
ZonkerHarris
Jul 2021
#35
'transient schizophrenia' is a form that the symptoms come and go in no discernable pattern ...
marble falls
Jul 2021
#48
He should take a plea deal, but let's not kid ourselves, the "mental condition" ship sailed a long
ck4829
Jul 2021
#43
"(D)eteriorated" as opposed to what base line??? He might not find a Federal mental lockup ...
marble falls
Jul 2021
#47
Funny how Repugs always had a stroke whenever the 'insanity defense' issue came up
peppertree
Jul 2021
#55
Of all the insurrectionists, he seems the most likely to be able to make this plea stick. Long ago...
Hekate
Jul 2021
#65
Here's hoping young Mr. Chansley will see the light - and how he was used (like the rest of them)
peppertree
Jul 2021
#75
I certainly don't have any love or sympathy for any of the rest of them.
Sucha NastyWoman
Jul 2021
#78
That seething hatred you mention really stood out & made me think of Berserkergang...
Hekate
Jul 2021
#89
Are prison psychologists qualified? They probably have a conflict of interest too.
LiberalFighter
Jul 2021
#71