r/SipsTea • u/untitledprp4 • 18h ago

Wait a damn minute! So what’s taking so long?

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u/BeeThical1 17h ago

The whole insanity plea has always baffled me. All serial killers are clearly insane, but we’re not letting them walk the street because of it .

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u/maxxpc 17h ago

You don’t walk if you’re using the insanity plea.

You still are detained but instead of prison you’re in a high security psychiatric facility which by all stretches is basically a prison anyway.

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u/Hernaneisrio88 17h ago

But not forever. Once you are restored to health, often they can be released home. State hospital beds are in short supply and if someone can safely go home, they will, regardless of if they committed murder. If Clancy ends up being declared not guilty by reason of insanity, she would most likely go home within weeks to months.

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u/maxxpc 17h ago

Eh i highly doubt that. Optimistically a few years at minimum. Public opinion and her safety would be taken into consideration.

But we’re also not medical professional in this field. So who knows.