... way influenced the criminal action. A compulsive hand washer cannot use that illness as an excuse for shooting twelve people from a clock tower. In my opinion, the insanity plea is often misused by individuals, usually intelligent and wealthy, in order to get out of trouble by faking a psychological illness. Usually murderers are not stupid. Actually, they're frequently very intelligent and have mastered the art of the crime, and also how to get around the punishment for the crime. In my opinion, I believe that people murder because they have mental problems different from the rest of us. Not to say that all people with mental problems are murderers, but it makes them more susceptible to committing such a crime. Personality disorders are also a common cause for violence. The most prevalent is the antisocial personality disorder, which usually begins during adolescence and continues into adulthood. There is much controversy ...

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