Accused Colorado shooter has "mental illness," defense attorney says

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80. I Have No Experience

I have not known anybody who was schizophrenic or deteriorated rapidly in such sense, so I definitely cannot speak to what it's like. Again, I am not sure how it's being interpreted that I felt most people who are schizophrenic deserve death, or not to be treated.

As for whether this killer is faking it, there are many who have speculated whether that's the case, since the day after the shootings. People are arguing over whether the guy was just really smart, or a genius, but there is little question that he was quite intelligent.

To me, he is just evil. Whether he is insane is not relevant to the way I view him. I guess according to other posters, that taints me. I just feel somewhere along the way, the insanity defense has become a means of avoiding what in cases such as this, might be a likely death sentence. In Arizona, JL went from an almost certain "insanity" defense, to suddenly being 100% Sane, and able to make a plea bargain. The fact that the families, and especially Gabby, did not wish to endure a lengthy & traumatic trial, where I would have certainly expected to hear how JL was insane, and should therefore remain behind bars.

I guess like guns, this is another issue which causes division amongst Democrats. I have no doubt that guns are a big problem, and the power of the NRA, along with our own fractures, makes it almost impossible to change, at least for now. The repubs have their wall up, and come hell or high water, you ain't gonna raise the taxes on our wealthy "owners," nor are you gonna take away ANY guns from the citizens, who by gum are guaranteed full access via the Constitution. Which to them, aside from that, is just "a piece of paper."