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[GrandizerII]

I haven't looked up the science for what I'm about to say, but it seems intuitive at least that one would have to be mentally ill to, at least in many/most cases, do such atrocious things as to rape or murder. When I think "evil" with reference to people, a lot of the times, I'm thinking "fucked in the head". I think it's rare that someone could be evil and yet be quite sane.

And as others have said, it doesn't mean we're using mental illness as an excuse. Rather, it's important to acknowledge that mental illness can play a contributing factor in leading to "evil" behaviour. We shouldn't ignore this possibility just because it doesn't make some people feel good about it.

Sanity in court is just being able to understand what you did was wrong (paraphrasing). You can definitely commit atrocities without having a mental illness, and mental illnesses don’t make you more prone to committing atrocities

So you think sanity in court, or for legal purposes, is always truly reflective of the criminal's state of mind? There's often a conflict between what the laws rule and what philosophy and/or psychology say about free will.

Also, I do NOT think all types of mental illnesses increase the likelihood of atrocities.