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The Pros And Cons Of The NGRI Defense

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THumans are extremely emotional creatures and rational tends to disappear when emotions are brought into situations. This is the main reason why people in society struggle to understand insanity pleas and can become enraged over the fact that criminals are being sent “free”. However, if presented with the full information of what is actually happening to criminals given the NGRI defense, I believe opinions would be different. When discussing a person who is found NGRI it is important to realize that their “punishment” can often be more severe than if they were sent to prison and that they are struggling immensely. But do to the crimes being committed and the “not guilty” label this is easily forgotten in society. It is extremely hard for many
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