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insanity

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A quick definition of insanity:

Insanity: Insanity is a term used to describe a mental state where a person is unable to understand what they are doing or the consequences of their actions. This can be used as a defense in criminal cases, known as criminal insanity. It means that the person is not responsible for their actions because of their mental state.

A more thorough explanation:

Insanity refers to a legal defense used in criminal cases where the defendant claims that they were not mentally capable of understanding the nature of their actions or that their actions were wrong at the time of the crime.

For example, if someone with a severe mental illness commits a crime, they may be able to use the insanity defense to avoid being found guilty. However, this defense is not often successful and requires extensive evidence and evaluation by mental health professionals.

The insanity defense is based on the idea that it would be unjust to punish someone who was not in control of their actions due to a mental illness or defect. It is a complex and controversial legal concept that is not always accepted by courts.

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2big2fail
20:29
@Dkk: what are weird softs
Dkk
20:29
That is a good plan.
babycat
20:30
he’s a crypto billionaire
2big2fail
20:30
he beat mike tyson in a boxing match
2big2fail
20:30
last week
babycat
20:30
he also has a hot tub which is a big deal
Dkk
20:30
Paralegal, military, entrepreneurship, crypto, weird other work experiences like Disney. COVID issues, UCLA issues, drug addiction with my brother.
Dkk
20:31
Yeah, hot tub is the biggest one.
@Dkk: I feel ur pain with no responses yet
2big2fail
20:31
were you a disney channel child star
we are all going crazy
babycat
20:32
he’s bridgit mendler
2big2fail
20:32
im just waiting for pellerdine
2big2fail
20:32
peggerdine
Dkk
20:32
Crypto is booming right now and my friend is CPO of a carbon creidt company on the blockchain and the Canadian government has called him like 3 times this week and he needs help so he actually just gave me a job offer today.
i aspire to be bridgit mendler
Dkk
20:32
Nah, just security there.
wait are u actuaLLY a big crypto guy
m10
20:33
Yeah, like huge into the Cardano space. One of the runner ups for the government on Cardano.
do yall think admissions judges what job you have during ur gap year
babycat
20:34
probably
m10
20:34
My constitution that I wrote is getting submitted on the 30th and if the community likes it, then I will be the first person in the world to write a constitution for on-chain blockchain based governance.
m10
20:34
Right now it's me and two other people.
babycat
20:34
you should meet the urbit guys. they have thielbux I think
damn, i was impatient to hear back from my jobs so i was just gonna work retail but idk if admissions is high brow about that
m10
20:35
@babycat: I may have already met them. I met urbit people like 3-4 years ago. It's just hard to do their stuff.
m10
20:35
Ahh any work is good work to admissions usually.
babycat
20:36
yeah I thought she meant like a year before she applied. if you already applied it doesn’t matter all that much
m10
20:36
Personally, I have only helped launch two coins but my friends want to launch a third. Bigegst project is probably disco solaris: https://www.jpg.store/collection/moebiuspioneersdressed
ohh yeah i mean right now cuz im still waiting and i dont like being unemployed but i dont know if theyd be like she works at aerie not a finance firm ew
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