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Old 10-02-2011, 10:37 AM   #27
SpiritWarrior
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Perplexed Re: Judge: Loughner can be made mentally fit for trial

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Originally Posted by robertthebard View Post
Only in so far as what they do when they are off. Not every schizophrenic that goes off their meds goes on a killing spree. Once they do, however, being off the meds isn't an excuse, or a free pass. They made a decision to get off their meds while they were coherent, the killing spree is a direct result of that decision, therefore they are responsible for the outcome.
But again, the gamebreaker here is that he was never on meds or knew he needed meds to begin with. If he knew, and while "sane" went off them, then we would be talking about something similiar to drunk driving.
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