WHAT IS ALL THIS NONSENSE ABOUT "USING BP AS AN EXCUSE"?

An excuse is like telling your teacher that your mom accidentally threw your term paper into the trash and it was hauled away to the dump.

A life-threatening illness that directly affects the victim's brain chemistry - is not some excuse - it's never an excuse! It's a bloody reason!!!!!!

When I was arrested by the FBI for viciously ripping up a rapist in another state - I was in a full-blown state of manic-psychosis. THAT'S NOT AN EXCUSE - BUT A SOLID LEGAL REASON FOR COMMITTING SUCH A VIOLENT ACT OF RETRIBUTION. The jury found me "not guilty by reason of insanity." Never once during the trial was the inappropriate word "excuse" mentioned. However, in federal court, the actors are all highly intelligent.

If you break your leg (femur fracture) and you you're temporarily crippled - then is your injury an excuse for your failure to walk? Obviously, there are a lot of fools out there who will still insist that it's nothing more than an excuse.