not guilty by reason of insanity
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Heard that phrase on the radio this morning and it occurred to me, if you're insane, how can you plead not guilty using "reason"? Seems rather contradictory to me! ;P
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Heard that phrase on the radio this morning and it occurred to me, if you're insane, how can you plead not guilty using "reason"? Seems rather contradictory to me! ;P
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Catch-22
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
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Catch-22
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
Yossariane would be proud! :laugh:
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Heard that phrase on the radio this morning and it occurred to me, if you're insane, how can you plead not guilty using "reason"? Seems rather contradictory to me! ;P
Latest Article - Contextual Data Explorer Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
Because a lawyer is entering the plea, and (if you believe them) lawyers aren't insane.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013 -
Yossariane would be proud! :laugh:
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Catch-22
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
I prefer 42 :)
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Here we go! :rolleyes:
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Because a lawyer is entering the plea, and (if you believe them) lawyers aren't insane.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013The term 'reason', as used in this phrase, does not refer to the ability to reason of either the lawyer or the defendant, but the cause for the defendant of not being guilty (because of not being able to intend to perform a crime due to insanity). Having said that, it would have been clearer to just say 'because' rather than 'by reason of'. :doh: The hilarity simply emerges from the convoluted ways of expressing stuff in legalese.:~
GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)
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Heard that phrase on the radio this morning and it occurred to me, if you're insane, how can you plead not guilty using "reason"? Seems rather contradictory to me! ;P
Latest Article - Contextual Data Explorer Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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Heard that phrase on the radio this morning and it occurred to me, if you're insane, how can you plead not guilty using "reason"? Seems rather contradictory to me! ;P
Latest Article - Contextual Data Explorer Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
Actually something I mull over now and then. For a lot of criminal acts, you's have to be insane to even try them (various reasons). As an example, killing someone for their sneakers. Animal cruelty is another. On that basis, it really is a guilty plea. OK - so we won't send you to prison, but since you're that crazy, we'll never let you out on the streets again. Much to dangerous and unpredictable. Case closed !
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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Heard that phrase on the radio this morning and it occurred to me, if you're insane, how can you plead not guilty using "reason"? Seems rather contradictory to me! ;P
Latest Article - Contextual Data Explorer Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
Sooooo, I read that as "not guity by reason of insanity" Marc Clifton. It's good to know you have a defence.
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Actually something I mull over now and then. For a lot of criminal acts, you's have to be insane to even try them (various reasons). As an example, killing someone for their sneakers. Animal cruelty is another. On that basis, it really is a guilty plea. OK - so we won't send you to prison, but since you're that crazy, we'll never let you out on the streets again. Much to dangerous and unpredictable. Case closed !
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
Not necessarily insane, just immoral.
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The term 'reason', as used in this phrase, does not refer to the ability to reason of either the lawyer or the defendant, but the cause for the defendant of not being guilty (because of not being able to intend to perform a crime due to insanity). Having said that, it would have been clearer to just say 'because' rather than 'by reason of'. :doh: The hilarity simply emerges from the convoluted ways of expressing stuff in legalese.:~
GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)
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I'm surprised you're allowed to use the word "homonym" because it has the word "homo" in it.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013 -
I'm surprised you're allowed to use the word "homonym" because it has the word "homo" in it.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013 -
Heard that phrase on the radio this morning and it occurred to me, if you're insane, how can you plead not guilty using "reason"? Seems rather contradictory to me! ;P
Latest Article - Contextual Data Explorer Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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That's also known as parenthood.
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That's also known as parenthood.
This space for rent
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Heard that phrase on the radio this morning and it occurred to me, if you're insane, how can you plead not guilty using "reason"? Seems rather contradictory to me! ;P
Latest Article - Contextual Data Explorer Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
In which case the pleader should be instantly neutered and locked in a padded cell for a substantial term. I'm a great believer in eugenics :laugh:
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
