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pritchke · 03-18-2005, 04:48 PM

No, my sister has or had a tendency to sleep walk. You could slap her across the face and she would not wake up. She would respond with some incoherent zombie sounds but remember nothing the next morning, she could walk to the kitchen perfectly with her eyes closed and get a drink not remember anything the next morning. Ask her to do that with her eyes closed when awake she would not do so well. Subconscious is a funny thing. As for the case I don't know. did they try a lie detector test? If he was sleep walking he should not remember anything. If he did it he should be put away. I don't think the law distinguishes between murders who sleep walk and those that don't sleep walk. I guess he could get a reduced sentence or help if it is true but not get of scott free as he did it, as he tends to kill when he sleep walks makes him dangerous. Ignorance is not an excuse in terms of breaking the law.

[ 03-18-2005, 04:51 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

03-18-2005, 04:48 PM	#2
pritchke Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess Join Date: September 5, 2001 Location: Calgary, AB Age: 50 Posts: 3,491	No, my sister has or had a tendency to sleep walk. You could slap her across the face and she would not wake up. She would respond with some incoherent zombie sounds but remember nothing the next morning, she could walk to the kitchen perfectly with her eyes closed and get a drink not remember anything the next morning. Ask her to do that with her eyes closed when awake she would not do so well. Subconscious is a funny thing. As for the case I don't know. did they try a lie detector test? If he was sleep walking he should not remember anything. If he did it he should be put away. I don't think the law distinguishes between murders who sleep walk and those that don't sleep walk. I guess he could get a reduced sentence or help if it is true but not get of scott free as he did it, as he tends to kill when he sleep walks makes him dangerous. Ignorance is not an excuse in terms of breaking the law. [ 03-18-2005, 04:51 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]