According to a report by two forensic psychiatrists who evaluated Anders Behring Breivik, the man who massacred over 70 people in Norway on July 22, Breivik is “not accountable for attacks” because “he is insane. He lives in his own delusional universe and his thoughts and acts are governed by this universe.”
The conclusion was based on the grandiose nature of Breivik’s thoughts, who saw himself as a knight with the right to choose who lives and who dies. In addition to that, he was planning to run breeding projects on Norwegians after becoming the regent of Norway. His speech also was showing signs of incoherence.
Breivik’s official diagnosis is paranoid schizophrenia, and if the court will uphold it then Breivik cannot be sentenced to prison for the attacks. Instead, he will be locked away in a mental institution for an indefinite amount of time, possibly until he dies.
Anyway, it’s refreshing to see a justice system where revenge isn’t the motivating factor for punishment.
via telegraph
