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jberryhill

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13. I'm not sure I understand the questions

Reply to Rex (Reply #12)

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 01:44 AM

Dec 2015

What matters is that he make a competent knowing plea of guilt.

Getting to whatever motivated him is relevant if he is not found able to competently admit guilt, and his defense goes for insanity.

It doesn't matter what he says inspired him. Nobody arrested Jodie Foster or the producers of Taxi Driver for shooting Reagan either.

Personally, I've always thought they should have quarantined the dog in the Son of Sam case, just to be on the safe side.

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Planned Parenthood attack suspect court outburst: "I am guilty" [View all] LiberalArkie Dec 2015 OP

I want him to tell how he formed this opinion, who he listened to and read. uppityperson Dec 2015 #1

Yes. I also wonder about online communications he may have had. suffragette Dec 2015 #17

No doubt some will still pretend he ain't a RWing fundie. Rex Dec 2015 #2

Noooooooooooooooooooo!!!! not you!!!... yuiyoshida Dec 2015 #3

There will be a mental competency hearing nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #4

Throw this creature into a dungeon for the rest of its days. hifiguy Dec 2015 #5

Then lock him up forever bigwillq Dec 2015 #6

It's not that simple jberryhill Dec 2015 #8

Can we indict the right-wing Hate Machine along with him?? Volaris Dec 2015 #9

No jberryhill Dec 2015 #14

Terrorists were attacking women's clinics Mariana Dec 2015 #18

What happens if he says folks like Huckabee and Coulter inspired his rampage? Rex Dec 2015 #12

I'm not sure I understand the questions jberryhill Dec 2015 #13

Yep. Unfortunately, the laws don't enable holding Bill O'Reilly or Josh Feuerstein accountable... backscatter712 Dec 2015 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author CBGLuthier Dec 2015 #15

Fair point, though I think in the end, it's an open-and-shut case. backscatter712 Dec 2015 #23

Well now he's just making Ted Cruz look foolish. tanyev Dec 2015 #7

Haha n/t prayin4rain Dec 2015 #25

Radical Christianist Terrorist MohRokTah Dec 2015 #10

Well, with winter coming, he will have a warm cell and 3 squares. Frustratedlady Dec 2015 #11

It's a shame we'll never know what his motives were. geomon666 Dec 2015 #16

The investigation continues Democat Dec 2015 #19

They know why he did it malaise Dec 2015 #20

Nope you're a "warrior" for stupid. Cha Dec 2015 #21

Well, that will save time if he's competent to stand trial struggle4progress Dec 2015 #22