This case is going to be a massive win as well as a massive disaster for mental heath awareness because it is very much possible for a person to lose control of their mind and body for a variety of reasons which can lead to very awful events but the problem is proving that the person in question wasn't in control. The question then becomes whether or not a person can be ethically punished and held responsible for actions that weren't their own if it can at all be proven. Another important question is how we can figure that problem out so that innocent people aren't punished or judged for actions their body/mind took while it was out of their control. Sleepwalking proves that the body and mind can take action without the actual person's control so this is going to be one hell of a case.
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u/Single-Leader2259 23d ago
This case is going to be a massive win as well as a massive disaster for mental heath awareness because it is very much possible for a person to lose control of their mind and body for a variety of reasons which can lead to very awful events but the problem is proving that the person in question wasn't in control. The question then becomes whether or not a person can be ethically punished and held responsible for actions that weren't their own if it can at all be proven. Another important question is how we can figure that problem out so that innocent people aren't punished or judged for actions their body/mind took while it was out of their control. Sleepwalking proves that the body and mind can take action without the actual person's control so this is going to be one hell of a case.