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In reply to the discussion: 'QAnon Shaman' in plea negotiations after mental health diagnosis -lawyer [View all]Paladin
(28,173 posts)77. I refuse to cut this little weasel any slack.
No one individual has become more emblematic of the January 6 coup attempt. He and his horns and his tattoos weren't howling at the Capitol ceilings that day because of some quirky-but-lovable personality traits. He is entitled to exactly zero slack at this point.
This tendency of Democrats to love our enemies to death is why we keep getting our asses handed to us.
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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