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Originally Posted by Rose76
The Las Vegas shooter...would not have met the standard for an insanity defense in 16th century Britain.
... Maybe the moral condition of Stephen Paddock was initially not that he loved evil, but that he failed to develop an interest in much that could be called "good."
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If that might be so in a given case, then the question from me would be that of whether the individual is capable of being remorseful and repentant (turning away from evil) after being made fully aware of the inherent nature of his or her actions. The appropriate sentence for the crime would still be imposed either way, but the repentant individual would not have to wear an "E" for the remainder of his or her life.