Comments on: Lunatic Axe-Killer Acquitted

By: Fingal

Fingal — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:04:25 +0000

I'd be interested in what gets done with those found NGBRI *instead* of jail? Do the insane get discharged onto the street to go and be insane some more? Because, culpable or not, they're obviously the kind of cannon that should not be rolling loose, and I think lack of clarity/specificity on that point brings the insanity defense into disrepute.

By: Nora

Nora — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:56:05 +0000

Matching shoes.

By: Bock

Bock — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:15:50 +0000

Guys, come on. What's with the handbags?

By: Nora

Nora — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:37:40 +0000

'Listen Nora, regarding patronising, IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m not your mate'

Right. So don't presume to advise me on reading matter or the 'human condition'. Thanks.

By: The Great Zucchini

The Great Zucchini — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:15:39 +0000

And the great god Jimi did descend from the west and lo with one strum of his mighty instrument didst utter:
"Hey Joe…………, Where you going with that Axe in your hand…."

By: dan dare

dan dare — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:19:37 +0000

Listen Nora, regarding patronising, I'm not your mate so practÃ‚Â¡ce what you preach.

By: Nora

Nora — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:33:31 +0000

dan, get as mad as you like. There is much suffering involved in paranoid schizophrenia. Many commit suicide. Do you laugh at suicide?

You have no idea what I've read, mate. Don't even attempt to patronise me.

By: dan dare

dan dare — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:32:12 +0000

Nora, now I'm getting mad. It's so uncaring to be able to laugh at the human condition? Read a bit of the great writer to understand his humour.

By: Nora

Nora — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:32:45 +0000

"Why is it always violence some of them turn to ? I have known, and still know some perfectly mad people"–Andrew

Who are some of "them"? And who are these "mad" people? There are no mad people, only mentally ill people. And care and facilities for the mentally ill are seriously deficient in this country. Are you aware that some form of mental illness affects 1 in 3 of the population at some point in their lives? God, I thought we'd moved beyond this kind of talk long ago.

By: Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:55:26 +0000

Bock, are you really saying that someone swinging an axe at you and calling you the Devil looks like a duck walks and sounds like a duck quacks? Cos well…you know…maybe you've been spending too much time with the Children of Lir.