Of Mice and Men: Mental illness and insanity - 2 views

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  #1 daniel dasilva on 19 Dec 11

   

  Argument: This site illustrates how mentally ill or insane people are dealt with in terms of prison and their ability to understand that what they did was wrong. More specifically it explains how rare it is for a mentally unstable person to be involved in a crime, or for people to plead insanity.
  
  Claim: This site explains that only one in twenty violent crimes are committed by mentally ill people. It goes on to list and explain different accommodations that the government and the judicial system of America have made for the mentally ill. It also discusses the the criminally insane, or the mentally ill people that are dangerous in nature.
  
  Evidence: " People with severe mental illness are responsible for less than one in 20 violent crimes. BBC"(karisable.com).
  "The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits criminal prosecution of a defendant who is not competent to stand trial. Drope v. Missouri, 420 U.S. 162 (1975); Pate v. Robinson, 383 U.S. 375 (1966)."(karisable.com).
  "Temporary insanity is when a sane defendant was rendered temporarily insane during the commission of the crime. This defense was first used in 1859 by New York Congressman Daniel Sickles after he killed his wife's lover, Philip Barton Key."(karisable.com).

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Argument: This site illustrates how mentally ill or insane people are dealt with in terms of prison and their ability to understand that what they did was wrong. More specifically it explains how rare it is for a mentally unstable person to be involved in a crime, or for people to plead insanity. <br /> <br /> Claim: This site explains that only one in twenty violent crimes are committed by mentally ill people. It goes on to list and explain different accommodations that the government and the judicial system of America have made for the mentally ill. It also discusses the the criminally insane, or the mentally ill people that are dangerous in nature. <br /> <br /> Evidence: " People with severe mental illness are responsible for less than one in 20 violent crimes. BBC"(karisable.com). <br /> "The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits criminal prosecution of a defendant who is not competent to stand trial. Drope v. Missouri, 420 U.S. 162 (1975); Pate v. Robinson, 383 U.S. 375 (1966)."(karisable.com). <br /> "Temporary insanity is when a sane defendant was rendered temporarily insane during the commission of the crime. This defense was first used in 1859 by New York Congressman Daniel Sickles after he killed his wife's lover, Philip Barton Key."(karisable.com).</div>

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  #2 daniel dasilva on 19 Dec 11

   

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