Commending the idea that crimes should become less punisher simply because of a mental state
Recognizing that the ability to simply use ones perspective to reduce a criminal punishment can be easily exploited
Understanding that ignorance of the law is not an excuse and it is not just that the victim of a crime will still suffer the same, regardless of the mental state of a person
Realizing that there alternative ways to create for a more just system where perspective still plays a key role
This legislature enacts the following:
All WA nations must abolish the Insanity Defense and replace it with the much more just Men's Rea Defense
I spent like 5 minutes on this and it shows