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Insanity Descriptive Rough Draft

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Curtis Mortensen
Mrs. Biorn
22 October, 2015
3B Concurrent English 11
Insanity Descriptive Rough Draft
In the fictional universe of Batman, Batman fights and defeats many of the villains, like the Joker, the Penguin, Scarecrow, and Bane, only to have them declared criminally insane and sentenced to life inside Arkham Asylum. Inside Arkham Asylum these criminals enjoy comfier living conditions and laxer security than if they were inside a real jail. In real life, this should not happen, but whether it does or not depends on the important definition of criminal insanity. What is the definition of criminal insanity and is it good enough to prevent real criminals to being sentenced to a comfy mental asylum?
Traditionally, the test of insanity
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