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backscatter712

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29. They're in the process now of determining whether he's competent to stand trial.

Reply to HardTimes99 (Reply #14)

Thu Jun 27, 2013, 10:15 PM

Jun 2013

At least that's what the latest batch of hearings were about - trying to determine whether Holmes qualifies as "criminally insane" - that is, not guilty of murder due to mental illness, but clearly dangerously mentally ill enough to require he be confined to an institution for the rest of his life.

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Stupid. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #1

The bailiffs do (nt) Recursion Jun 2013 #4

Yeah. I'm sure they'd love for him to try it. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #5

They probably thought the same thing about Brian Nichols. Sheldon Cooper Jun 2013 #9

He does not belong in the criminal justice system alittlelark Jun 2013 #12

I have not been following the story very closely. Was there a competency hearing? - nt HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #14

Unsure, but the case is so 'high profile' alittlelark Jun 2013 #16

Thank you for your humanity. The SCOTUS has ruled that HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #17

There are institutions that could deal w/him alittlelark Jun 2013 #24

I know someone with that look...very large eyes. He was born that way. Honeycombe8 Jun 2013 #31

It's not large eyes (mine are as well)... it's the craziness alittlelark Jun 2013 #32

Or the craziness he wants you to see. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2013 #38

They're in the process now of determining whether he's competent to stand trial. backscatter712 Jun 2013 #29

He belongs in a cemetery. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #22

Likely he was born that way... I fully understand your sentiment alittlelark Jun 2013 #26

He belongs in a hospital. backscatter712 Jun 2013 #30

Well I'd hope to have you on my jury should I ever need to massacre people. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #35

If you were truly insane (as he seems to be), then , YES alittlelark Jun 2013 #36

I feel sorry for the families and the victims too... backscatter712 Jun 2013 #37

Dude is a psycho pscot Jun 2013 #2

wtf, shades of silence of the lambs quinnox Jun 2013 #3

Don't like the idea of shackles....... but..... alittlelark Jun 2013 #6

Ditto. n/t RebelOne Jun 2013 #18

Amen n/t Aerows Jun 2013 #21

Wow.... he looked like he was barely conscious at his earlier hearing. femmocrat Jun 2013 #7

Likely highly medicated. alittlelark Jun 2013 #10

What kind of drugs is he on? undeterred Jun 2013 #8

Heavy hitting anti-psychotics--probably Haldol, Respirdol, Zyprexa and maybe a mood stabilizer. joeunderdog Jun 2013 #33

A leash? Really? Myrina Jun 2013 #11

This is not a sane man... alittlelark Jun 2013 #13

No, he's really not Aerows Jun 2013 #20

Oh For Lord's Sake RobinA Jun 2013 #28

....Uh... it has happened many times in the past. alittlelark Jun 2013 #34

he's high. look at his pupils. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #27

Go ahead and say that to the families of all the people he killed and see what they have to say. n/t Tx4obama Jun 2013 #15

Considering that he's crazy as a loon Aerows Jun 2013 #19

Is there a reason they can't use a video link? jmowreader Jun 2013 #23

That would likely have been objected to by the defense as being prejudicial. n/t winter is coming Jun 2013 #25