2007-10-15 10:27:58 · 5 answers · asked by Terrell s 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It is a medical issue.
The medical issue is a legal excuse.
2007-10-15 10:33:30 · answer #1 · answered by gcbtrading 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well...people try to get out of crimes by claiming they are insane. And frankly, if you are dumb enough to commit a crime in the first place, then you have to be insane!
So therefore most criminals are insane and therefore it becomes a legal issue. Although they should not get any slack just becase they are insane...they are a hazard to society.
2007-10-15 10:36:14 · answer #2 · answered by Marie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
reference the question
insanity could be both a medical issue and a legal issue
it can also be an environmental and a circumstantial issue
2007-10-15 10:32:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is both -- it's a medical issue, because it involves mental health.
It's a legal issue, sometimes -- because one of the common elements (requirements) for many crimes is a particular mental state (knowledge) or intent -- and because certain mental defects can make it impossible for a person to be able to form the intent (or have the knowledge) required to be guilty of the crime.
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2007-10-15 10:32:52 · answer #4 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it becomes a legal issue once that insane person commits a crime
2007-10-15 10:31:12 · answer #5 · answered by Looking for the REAL answer! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋