http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/19/oscar-pistorius-blame-game-psychiatric-tests
Oscar Pistorius and the blame game
The psychiatric tests Pistorius is undergoing raise the question of how far our state of mind can absolve us of responsibility for our actions
by David Shariatmadari,The Guardian, Tuesday 20 May 2014.
"... The principle that an altered state of mind can excuse a crime is built into many legal systems. The cause could be drink, a brain tumour that distorts judgment, or an episode of mental illness. But as the empire of psychiatric diagnoses expands, taking in ever finer variations in personality, this will become much more difficult to navigate"...
Oscar Pistorius and the blame game
The psychiatric tests Pistorius is undergoing raise the question of how far our state of mind can absolve us of responsibility for our actions
by David Shariatmadari,The Guardian, Tuesday 20 May 2014.
"... The principle that an altered state of mind can excuse a crime is built into many legal systems. The cause could be drink, a brain tumour that distorts judgment, or an episode of mental illness. But as the empire of psychiatric diagnoses expands, taking in ever finer variations in personality, this will become much more difficult to navigate"...