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Arguably, the effect of an altered mental state through addiction is another issue in terms of culpability and remediation.
by vacuity 3y ago
Arguably, the effect of an altered mental state through addiction is another issue in terms of culpability and remediation.
- WalterBright 3y agoDiminished capacity while drunk or high is not an excuse for committing crimes.
- vacuity 3y agoOf course not, but how to deal with the crime afterwards is more complicated than if the person was sober, I should think.
- WalterBright 3y agoWhy?
- vacuity 3y agoIntent is less clear, and even if prisons in the US were much more humane, addicted people would need extra resources (including human effort) to break the addiction and hopefully prevent further incidents. Really, addicted people are a liability because they'll do pretty much anything to get more of their drugs (and they're often violent); it's just a matter of how prevalent this has to be to be a serious issue. Of course, they're not solely responsible for pervasive drug usage.