Originally posted by Eagler
this guy is as crazy as they come, does not mean he should not die for his crimes ASAP in my book...
never understood the insanity plea crap - nutbags have to be crazy at some level to commit such acts
I gotta agree with you on one point, if they are truly sane they would never have committed the crimes that bring them to trial.
this guy isn't any more crazy than any other guy who's done the things he's done. his brand of crazy (beyond the sick-bastard, baby-raping, murdering POS crazy that got him arrested) is mostly an act for the media. he's been firing attorneys, asking to represent himself, doing press interviews, and acting out in court for quite awhile now. since he lived, and did most of his crimes, within a couple miles of here we see just about everything he says hit the local news and papers.
IMO he's using the press as a stage for the 'too crazy for court' show he's trying to sell. meanwhile his courtroom antics look to be an attempt at laying the groundwork for for an appeal argument to try to stall his execution.
of course the media (potatos that they are) keep on coming through for him, printing or broadcasting his every word or latest antics. they hype him as some sort of celebrity ghoul, while letting him use them as a tool to try and beat the death-penalty, I guess the figure it's worth it for a few extra rating points.
it seems justice may have caught a break, since the judge doesn't seem to be buying his song and dance bit.
I'm against the death-penalty on in principle, but when I see this guy, for the life of me I can't remember why.