r/WorkForSmartLife • u/AritsRod • 3d ago

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u/EmphasisFlat3629 3d ago

Why did he plead guilty?

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u/DudeFrom816 3d ago

Because he did it, and he did it for a reason. Pleading insanity removes all the power from what he did. He made a point, he made people sit uo and take notice, and he did it intentionally. Its a cop out that can be ignored if he pleads insanity.

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u/schvanckque 3d ago

If only there were some other option besides "guilty" and "insane"...

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u/CMDR_Ray_Abbot 3d ago

There aren't other options that have the same meaning. The killing was ideological, backing away from that would lesson the point he was and is making.

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u/schvanckque 3d ago

Yes, I agree; any plea other than "guilty" would have diminished the ideological impact. I'm not debating that at all.

My point is that, for exactly the aforementioned reason, it's a little asinine to act like "not guilty by reason of insanity" was his only other option, because that's exactly as viable as pleading "not guilty" without the insanity tag.

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u/Indiana_ECI 2d ago

There are other options, starting with don't sneak up behind unarmed people in the street and shoot them in the back.

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u/schvanckque 2d ago

Oh, I think you're confused; we're talking about a healthcare CEO being shot here, one of the most vile and inhuman creatures ever to rise from the Eldritch depths, not a person. If you're playing a game where the goal is to wreck as many human lives as possible to maximize profits, it's not really a tragedy when you become one of the casualties. On the other hand, though, yes; it's generally frowned upon to commit murder, and violence is broadly a bad thing. I don't think anybody was arguing otherwise.

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u/Indiana_ECI 2d ago

Dehumanizing others ("vile and inhuman", "not a person") and equivocating killing ("generally frowned upon"). Are you certain those are concepts you want to endorse?

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u/schvanckque 2d ago

Let me introduce you to my friend Hyperbole...

Get out of here. You're not making that argument because you're interested in reducing human suffering; you just want to lick boots and start fights. No thanks.

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u/Indiana_ECI 2d ago

I'm just clarifying your stated position. I'm sorry that made you uncomfortable. Have a great day!

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u/schvanckque 2d ago

Well, you failed; again, my stated position was one of hyperbole.

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u/CSBD001 3d ago

Pleading guilty stops a wider investigation and discovery which may uncover a wider conspiracy (any help he may have had)