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2006-11-29 02:24:38 · 9 answers · asked by Fawn S 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It really depends on the seriousness of the crime and if the person really did INTENTIONALLY commit the crime, or if it was a result of their uncontrollable symptoms.
I can tell you first hand though, that many mentally ill people 'know' the system and know how to use it to their advantage. Just because someone is mentally ill, doesn't mean their stupid!
I have seen it time and time again, individuals committing crimes, and they proclaiming they couldn't help it, and getting away with it, over and over. In quite a few of these cases, I think the person SHOULD be put in jail for a while, so they can learn that there are still consequences for these behaviors. How are they going to learn about consequences otherwise? If I never got in trouble for doing illegal things, I'd probably be out doing them too.
2006-11-29 02:35:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Provided the person was deemed capable of standing trail and being convicted I see no reason why it would be morally unjust to imprison them. They were smart enough to commit the crime, they should be able to do the time. However, I feel it would be wrong to place a mentally challenged individual in general population. They have different jail cells for celebrities and high profile criminals to keep them away from the general population they could easily do the same for a mentally challenged person.
2006-11-29 02:39:10 · answer #2 · answered by WriterChic 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the offense he committed and on his mental condition. But of course it is wrong to put a mentally handicapped (or anyone else) in the prison of Kosovska Mitrovica for no reason other then his being a Serb of Roma (and this happened as a fact), or in the Silo of Tarcin for no other reason then some contacts he had with the SDS (Serbian Democratic Party in bosnia Herzegovina. This happened as a fact too).
2006-11-29 02:33:39 · answer #3 · answered by Avner Eliyahu R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Prison has many purposes. One is to punish people for crimes. The other is to protect society. You may not want to punish a mentally handicapped person for commiting a crime if they did not know any better. But if they don't know any better, then they will probably commit a crime again. It is then necessary for the protection of society to remove that person from society.
It may not seem fair to lock someone up because they don't know any better. But it is not fair to the rest of society to let a dangerous person go free and put us at risk. Once a person has proven themselves a danger to society, knowingly or not, they must be removed. It is the only fair, logical, and moral choice to protect the innocent from being harmed.
2006-11-29 02:35:03 · answer #4 · answered by Aegis of Freedom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Morally wrong??? No
Legally??? If must be shown that the person is mentally incompetent and not fit to stand trial. In other words, do they have the mental capacity to understand the nature of the charges against them.
2006-11-29 02:29:19 · answer #5 · answered by On Time 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is morally incorrect to triumph over any toddler, handicapped or otherwise. in the event that they are relatively stressful, they could be only searching for interest. So do the two one in all you a a desire, and carry out with him/her in basic terms a sprint. have faith it or no longer, particular needs young toddlers may well be lots of exciting!
2016-10-13 08:39:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not if that person knew what they were doing was wrong...as long as they have the facilities to know and choose right from wrong and they choose wrong....they broke the law and should have to pay the consequences.
2006-11-29 02:27:30 · answer #7 · answered by Loli M 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how handicapped.
If they are profoundly retarded, and cannot function as adults, they would be easy prey in general population.
A better alternative would be a mental institution for criminals.
2006-11-29 02:30:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES
2006-11-29 02:27:22 · answer #9 · answered by Brotherhood 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋