(October 26, 2016 at 8:27 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: I would say perhaps that's an oversimplification of the scenario. Many people who are mentally ill can still discern right from wrong. That's why the accused are afforded fair trial, along with psych evals from a qualified professional if they pursue that line of defense. If a defendant was deemed mentally impaired to the degree of not understanding their actions then I would agree that the death penalty is not an appropriate punishment in that circumstance.
One can demonstrate through neurological MRIs, CT scans, etc., brain structure deformities in adults who were abused as children; to say that they are responsible for their actions to point of being executed for those actions is substance dualism, something that I would expect to hear from the lips of people like WLC.
