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Re: BREAKING: Suspect in stabbing at rabbi's New York home charged with federal hate crimes

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Not surprised. Mental disorder is a real category. A bit strange to charge an insane person with "a hate crime". It's really not fair to charge them with a crime at all. By all means put them inside a secure facility. But an insane person cannot have mens rea/criminal intent.


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Re: BREAKING: Suspect in stabbing at rabbi's New York home charged with federal hate crimes
By: clo
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Tue, 31 Dec 19 2:14 AM
Msg. 33494 of 54959

He is.

In federal court Monday, defense lawyer Susanne Brody asked that Thomas get medical attention in jail, saying he is on two medications and that she understands “there are issues with bipolar and schizophrenia.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/12/30/monsey-stabbing-grafton-thomas-suspect/


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