Are mentally ill people morally responsible?

More Than Mortal · September 21, 2014, 08:18:40 PM

Let's assume that a psychotic depressive woman is suffering from a psychotic break and, in her delusion, microwaves a kitten.

A tragedy, of course, but is she morally culpable.

Spoiler

No, of course she fucking isn't.

Although, I actually want this to be a serious-enough off-shoot of the moral responsibilities of mentally ill people in general. From paranoids to (if you consider them ill) psychopaths.

Septy · September 21, 2014, 08:19:47 PM

No because she is not in her right mind.

Mr. Psychologist · September 21, 2014, 08:25:48 PM

I wrote out a fucking detailed paragraph for the other thread but it got locked as soon as I hit post so I lost the fecking post content.

But the tl;cba is that Of course they fucking aren't, claiming that they are just makes you look like an ignorant pleb.

September 21, 2014, 08:28:34 PM

Any person with an intelligence over 70 knows the answer to this. It's obviously of fucking course not.

Korra · September 21, 2014, 08:45:43 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on September 21, 2014, 08:28:34 PM

Any person with an intelligence over 70 knows the answer to this. It's obviously of fucking course not.

DAS B00T x2 · September 21, 2014, 08:54:03 PM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on September 21, 2014, 08:25:48 PM

I wrote out a fucking detailed paragraph for the other thread but it got locked as soon as I hit post so I lost the fecking post content.

But the tl;cba is that Of course they fucking aren't, claiming that they are just makes you look like an ignorant pleb.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/lazarus-form-recovery/
Been using this ever since B.old would occasionally decide to re-log you in after you click post, which put you back to a blank post screen and no post was made.

Mr. Psychologist · September 21, 2014, 09:18:42 PM

Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on September 21, 2014, 08:54:03 PM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on September 21, 2014, 08:25:48 PM
I wrote out a fucking detailed paragraph for the other thread but it got locked as soon as I hit post so I lost the fecking post content.

But the tl;cba is that Of course they fucking aren't, claiming that they are just makes you look like an ignorant pleb.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/lazarus-form-recovery/
Been using this ever since B.old would occasionally decide to re-log you in after you click post, which put you back to a blank post screen and no post was made.

Damn that could be useful <.<

But I'm not so keen on the idea of something logging passwords by accident >.>

DAS B00T x2 · September 21, 2014, 09:23:45 PM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on September 21, 2014, 09:18:42 PM

Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on September 21, 2014, 08:54:03 PM
Quote from: Mr Psychologist on September 21, 2014, 08:25:48 PM
I wrote out a fucking detailed paragraph for the other thread but it got locked as soon as I hit post so I lost the fecking post content.

But the tl;cba is that Of course they fucking aren't, claiming that they are just makes you look like an ignorant pleb.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/lazarus-form-recovery/
Been using this ever since B.old would occasionally decide to re-log you in after you click post, which put you back to a blank post screen and no post was made.

Damn that could be useful <.<

But I'm not so keen on the idea of something logging passwords by accident >.>

Even if it does (which hasn't happened to me) it's just a password with no information about the account it goes to.

You're not one of those people who use one password for everything are you? I mean, that's gotta be pretty dumb... like... yeah... I'd never... do that.......

Mr. Psychologist · September 21, 2014, 09:28:21 PM

Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on September 21, 2014, 09:23:45 PM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on September 21, 2014, 09:18:42 PM
Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on September 21, 2014, 08:54:03 PM
Quote from: Mr Psychologist on September 21, 2014, 08:25:48 PM
I wrote out a fucking detailed paragraph for the other thread but it got locked as soon as I hit post so I lost the fecking post content.

But the tl;cba is that Of course they fucking aren't, claiming that they are just makes you look like an ignorant pleb.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/lazarus-form-recovery/
Been using this ever since B.old would occasionally decide to re-log you in after you click post, which put you back to a blank post screen and no post was made.

Damn that could be useful <.<

But I'm not so keen on the idea of something logging passwords by accident >.>
Even if it does (which hasn't happened to me) it's just a password with no information about the account it goes to.

You're not one of those people who use one password for everything are you? I mean, that's gotta be pretty dumb... like... yeah... I'd never... do that.......

<_<

Not exactly...

>_>

But I'm fucked if I can be bothered to come up with 200 variations of 019pq2yh4832y54r80yhasodf8388hjsaj==39rw=3084 for each site I go to >.>

R o c k e t · September 22, 2014, 01:41:20 AM

THREAD DERAILED!!!!!!!

Death · September 22, 2014, 01:55:58 AM

Euthanize them.

Dustin · September 22, 2014, 05:48:06 AM

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Mr. Psychologist · September 22, 2014, 10:31:48 AM

Quote from: Not a Dustbin on September 22, 2014, 05:48:06 AM

Now where does this belong hmm?

PSU · September 22, 2014, 11:17:11 AM

Yep.

Whats stopping me from killing multiple people and then claiming I'm "not in my right mind"?

More Than Mortal · September 22, 2014, 11:23:40 AM

Quote from: PSU on September 22, 2014, 11:17:11 AM

Yep.

Whats stopping me from killing multiple people and then claiming I'm "not in my right mind"?

The fact that you're in your right mind.

Doing that would certainly constitute some sort of, at least, moral insanity.

Verbatim · September 22, 2014, 11:32:14 AM

Quote from: SecondClass on September 21, 2014, 08:28:34 PM

Any person with an intelligence over 70 knows the answer to this. It's obviously of fucking course not.

Excellent, I've always wanted seventy intelligences.

Mr. Psychologist · September 22, 2014, 12:41:39 PM

Quote from: PSU on September 22, 2014, 11:17:11 AM

Yep.

Whats stopping me from killing multiple people and then claiming I'm "not in my right mind"?

The fact that you think claiming insanity will get you off the hook would show that you are actually in your right mind whether you've killed a bunch of people or not. They do take things like that into consideration when people try to use the insanity defence.

Alternative Facts · September 22, 2014, 01:09:42 PM

Quote from: PSU on September 22, 2014, 11:17:11 AM

Yep.

Whats stopping me from killing multiple people and then claiming I'm "not in my right mind"?

Because you would be required to undergo multiple psychiatric tests from numerous officials.

PSU · September 22, 2014, 01:25:00 PM

Quote from: IcyWind on September 22, 2014, 01:09:42 PM

Quote from: PSU on September 22, 2014, 11:17:11 AM
Yep.

Whats stopping me from killing multiple people and then claiming I'm "not in my right mind"?

Because you would be required to undergo multiple psychiatric tests from numerous officials.

Google exists. I could easily look up how to accomplish the signs and symptoms. Anything mental can easily be faked.

More Than Mortal · September 22, 2014, 01:26:10 PM

Quote from: PSU on September 22, 2014, 01:25:00 PM

Quote from: IcyWind on September 22, 2014, 01:09:42 PM
Quote from: PSU on September 22, 2014, 11:17:11 AM
Yep.

Whats stopping me from killing multiple people and then claiming I'm "not in my right mind"?

Because you would be required to undergo multiple psychiatric tests from numerous officials.

Google exists. I could easily look up how to accomplish the signs and symptoms. Anything mental can easily be faked.

Only if you're a psychopath.

Mr. Psychologist · September 22, 2014, 01:43:50 PM

Quote from: PSU on September 22, 2014, 01:25:00 PM

Quote from: IcyWind on September 22, 2014, 01:09:42 PM
Quote from: PSU on September 22, 2014, 11:17:11 AM
Yep.

Whats stopping me from killing multiple people and then claiming I'm "not in my right mind"?

Because you would be required to undergo multiple psychiatric tests from numerous officials.

Google exists. I could easily look up how to accomplish the signs and symptoms. Anything mental can easily be faked.

lol

Alternative Facts · September 22, 2014, 01:46:59 PM

Quote from: PSU on September 22, 2014, 01:25:00 PM

Quote from: IcyWind on September 22, 2014, 01:09:42 PM
Quote from: PSU on September 22, 2014, 11:17:11 AM
Yep.

Whats stopping me from killing multiple people and then claiming I'm "not in my right mind"?

Because you would be required to undergo multiple psychiatric tests from numerous officials.

Google exists. I could easily look up how to accomplish the signs and symptoms. Anything mental can easily be faked.

It's laughable you think it is so easy.

PSU · September 22, 2014, 01:51:09 PM

Quote from: Meta Cognition on September 22, 2014, 01:26:10 PM

Quote from: PSU on September 22, 2014, 01:25:00 PM
Quote from: IcyWind on September 22, 2014, 01:09:42 PM
Quote from: PSU on September 22, 2014, 11:17:11 AM
Yep.

Whats stopping me from killing multiple people and then claiming I'm "not in my right mind"?

Because you would be required to undergo multiple psychiatric tests from numerous officials.

Google exists. I could easily look up how to accomplish the signs and symptoms. Anything mental can easily be faked.
Only if you're a psychopath.

Exactly. No one in their right mind would do such a thing.

Juuzou · September 22, 2014, 04:00:06 PM

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Kinder Graham · September 22, 2014, 04:27:08 PM

Hm, would depend on the type of mental illness. Depression is a mental illness and nearly 80% of people have one time or another have experienced it, but they're perfectly fine. On the other hand, you have illnesses that removes the ability to a person to actually understand what they are doing and make a form of rational choice, such as a person that's paranoid schizophrenic.

What it really comes down to is if a person can pass the legal definition of insanity and there's mental illnesses/people with illnesses that are not found to be legally insane

September 22, 2014, 08:23:52 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on September 22, 2014, 11:32:14 AM

Quote from: SecondClass on September 21, 2014, 08:28:34 PM
Any person with an intelligence over 70 knows the answer to this. It's obviously of fucking course not.
Excellent, I've always wanted seventy intelligences.

You know what I meant, no need to be a smartass.

Dustin · September 22, 2014, 10:36:37 PM

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Mr. Psychologist · September 22, 2014, 10:47:06 PM

Quote from: Not a Dustbin on September 22, 2014, 10:36:37 PM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on September 22, 2014, 10:31:48 AM
Quote from: Not a Dustbin on September 22, 2014, 05:48:06 AM

Spoiler

Now where does this belong hmm?
I think you're taking an obvious joke too seriously.

An obvious joke gets a joke reply.

What part of 'Into the trash it goes' are you mistaking for a serious reply?

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