Madness is never a satisfactory explanation. An individual’s descent into madness can be traced and explained but the final destination is always just across the border, always just beyond the reach of justice. Madness is its own excuse. Precisely why a legal insanity defense is so vexing to the injured when it succeeds. And never satisfactory.
Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Wrong Speak Publishing.
 | A guest post by
|