Crime & Justice
Timcast IRL contributors argue to scrap hate-crime category and insanity defence
Timcast IRL
Two Men STABBED In NYC, Suspect Yelled Allahu Akbar In Brutal Attack
What was said
"I would go further than Josie and say not just get rid of the concept of a hate crime, but get rid of the concept of a mental health defense. Yeah. Yeah. If somebody's mentally defective, that's even worse."
Timcast IRL contributors argue that crimes should be prosecuted the same regardless of alleged hateful motive, calling hate-crime laws a form of punishing intent. They also argue against mental-health defences, saying mental illness signals higher reoffending risk and should not reduce punishment, while discussing reopening asylums and possible abuses of involuntary commitment.
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- Programme
- Timcast IRL
- Episode
- Two Men STABBED In NYC, Suspect Yelled Allahu Akbar In Brutal Attack
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- 3:03
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