• @dnick@sh.itjust.works
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      11 month ago

      Kind of two different things. You didn’t ask what mental health emergency he was specifically having, you asked what kind would explain it. That would definitely explain it

        • @dnick@sh.itjust.works
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          11 month ago

          It explains it, it doesn’t excuse it. If your brain snaps and suddenly you perceive something as a rational thing to do you don’t really have control at that point. Basically just points to punishment or treatment, not a get out of jail card.

      • Please rethink that career path.

        Every defense lawyer in a shooting case is going to claim mental duress in a shooting.

        People who commit racially motivated crimes don’t get the benefit of the doubt.

        Does this man have a history of mental health problems? Are they under the care and supervision of a mental health provider? Are they taking anti psychotic meds?

        If any of those statements are true, what were they doing in possession of a firearm in the first place?

        • Tedesche
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          -21 month ago

          All those questions deserve proper investigation. I was not excusing this man from his crimes, merely pointing out his lawyer was claiming he’d had a mental health crisis and that they should be investigated.

          And I’m a pretty damn good therapist so I think I’m gonna keep it up. Maybe you should just go fuck yourself?