• dnick
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    3 days ago

    Kind of two different things. You didn’t ask what mental health emergency he was specifically having, you asked what kind would explain it. That would definitely explain it

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      2 days ago

      Being a racist schizophrenic who murders people still makes you a racist murderer. He certainly targeted a perceived race he hated.

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        It explains it, it doesn’t excuse it. If your brain snaps and suddenly you perceive something as a rational thing to do you don’t really have control at that point. Basically just points to punishment or treatment, not a get out of jail card.