For confusing Psychiatric and legal concepts, in the understand the moral integrity of the law. Critics contend that modern criminal law is concerned more with the consequences of crime and less with moral imperative. Over years insanity plea has changed, from strict and becoming less intense as time went on. To plead insanity is not a confirmed permission that some criminals will be granted, also there is no possible way of proving that a person was insane at the time that the crime was committed. Which the claim of insanity defence recorded van be found in Hammurabi’s code which dates back to 1172B.C.
Throughout history: the little boy who killed 17 innocent people in Florida. Lafayette movie theater shooter in Louisiana was committed to psych ward before obtaining used in rampage. These actions I think should be people who get punished even if they are mentally ill. The 17 year old boy know what he really did when he got in court he talking about she doesn’t know what was going on. I think that mentally ill people know what they are doing and are intentional about what they do. I think that is why the insanity defence should be