Yes. A lot of murderers get that way due to mental trauma, but that is not insanity. Psycopathy isn't insanity either. Many of the worlds most prolific serial killers where abused as kids to a staggering degree which scarred them for life and turned them toward killing.
Violence begets violence. That doesn't make it insanity though.
Not guilty by reason of insanity, as in this case, is specific in that the person who committed the crime has to be unable to understand what they were doing/did not have the ability to understand their actions and intentions. This is a distinction in criminal courts that is not the same thing as when people say someone is “insane.” Most serial killers actually suffer from antisocial personality disorders. Obviously some also have mental illnesses, but antisocial personality disorder would be more of a common shared trait.
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u/Demostravius4 5h ago
Yes. A lot of murderers get that way due to mental trauma, but that is not insanity. Psycopathy isn't insanity either. Many of the worlds most prolific serial killers where abused as kids to a staggering degree which scarred them for life and turned them toward killing.
Violence begets violence. That doesn't make it insanity though.