(February 12, 2018 at 5:22 pm)Shell B Wrote:(February 12, 2018 at 5:03 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: On the latter, I seriously doubt that the consensus of the mental health profession would agree with you.
Anecdotally, my psychologist worked in the prison system for a number of years, and I guarantee she disagrees. Also anecdotally, I have had no problem refraining from the evil behavior (i.e. anti-social or harmful to self or others) I engaged in while ill now that I'm not.
On the former, sure - people need to be held accountable, if for no other reason, but to keep the rest of us safe.
It being a reason doesn't make it an excuse. If you're not utterly insane, then you have some control over your actions. This kid surely did. He made a very calculated decision to do what he did. He's not excused.
Is there a reason you quoted my post? Nothing you're saying here appears to address anything I said.
I didn't say it was an excuse. I said precisely the opposite. I didn't mention "this kid at all". What I did say was CL's assertion, which appeared to me to be a hasty generalization.
