Last week, the judge in the Unabomber trial ordered defendant Ted Kaczynski to undergo tests to assess his mental condition, sparking debate about the legitimacy of using insanity as a defense in criminal cases. What do you think?
“Mr. Kaczynski has always impressed me as an extremely stable and mentally balanced homicidal Luddite mail-bomber.”
Donald Paciorek • Waiter
“I think the definition of insanity needs to be clarified. For example, what is the real distinction between ’bat-shit insane’ and ’ape-shit insane’?”
Faye English • Guidance Counselor
“We’ve got to start cracking down on America’s utterly lucid murderers.”
Rachel Bradley • Systems Analyst
“If Kaczynski wants to get acquitted by reason of insanity, all he has to do is something insane, like, oh, I don’t know, like maybe blow people up with letter bombs for a couple of decades.”
Kenny Porter • Civil Engineer
“I just got a great deal on a 27-inch TV down at Krazy Karl’s Save-A-Tarium. Karl is obviously insane to offer such low prices, but that doesn’t mean he’s innocent of great bargains.”
Stewart Mota • Architect
“Who is the man who is capable of judging another man? Judge Wapner, that’s who.”
Ronald Issel • Math Teacher
