Re: Adults dupe teen into MySpace-assisted suicide
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so where does the insanity plea fit into that?
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well the insanity plea is an example of excusing behavior on the grounds that we can show it to have been caused. the thing is, with enough data, a lot of behavior can be shown to be caused, so although at the moment the insanity plea functions practically, in 20-30 years if we have umpteen times more information on human psychology, it may seem arbitrary/unfair
eg "insane" and "sane" are degrees, not qualitatively different
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