“I’ve been nothing but polite...”

Ah! Sorry, I guess the phrase ‘no idea he was in that’ seemed a little wonky to me if you loved the movie. I get it, now. I have those revelations from time to time, myself. Like when Josh Brolin became big, it took a long while for me to realize he was in The Goonies.

Well, there’s nothing really there for me to argue with! That all seems sensible to me. What the hell am I supposed to argue with, now?

It being one thing does not preclude people having a reasonable desire for it to add another thing. It’s like someone saying, “I would like a scoop of ice cream alongside this slice of pie,” and you responding, “this pie was not baked with ice cream in mind and ice cream hasn’t ever been part of the recipe.”

Erm, he’s the star?

I certainly do understand the blunt assessment of the law when it comes to insanity defense in most modern jurisdictions, and agree it lacks nuance. However, I’m also making two distinct points which I may have inadvertently muddled.

Um, WTF?

My pleasure! Your thoughts helped me organize my thoughts so it was of mutual benefit. And, indeed, regardless of the legal outcome it was a sad outcome for the boy and is an ongoing nightmare for the parents.

“... think it suffers from some misunderstandings of how the law works, and I disagree with it inasmuch as it touches on ethics. Being mentally ill does not excuse one from the consequences of one’s actions (though it may factor into appeals for clemency or mercy).”

“The only time it’s an excuse is when they can’t understand, and she very clearly understood.”

“So, she isn’t an asshole?”

Yeah, well, see, here’s the thing, Hoss:

This show gave me Datak Tarr, Berlin, and Doc Yewll. I will be forever grateful.

I rather hope it is tried again in the near future. Sure, we often get tie-in games but the concept of a shared universe running concurrently with a dramatic presentation still fascinates me.

“I for one am interested in hearing more details about the case as it comes out, for sure. I am definitely not objectively certain about anything, this has just been my (of course admittedly “armchair”) opinion. Which of course means nothing in a court of law.”

“And we can wade in the complexities of the human thought process for as long as we like. At a certain point we have to decide what constitutes a calculated murder with consideration to mental acuity.”

“I think this is the crux of most people’s arguments right here. That she is a psychopath, and should be punished for her actions. By her own action and admission/personal sense of morality she knows that what she was doing was wrong. She made it clear that she knew the consequences and how it would hurt others. If…

While I thank you for the compliment I think you’ve been more direct and succinct, and I place greater value on that. As well, you were drawn into a terse conversation with the apparently omniscient AllRushIsViolence and I doubly thank you for taking up that task.

“As AllRushIsViolence said below, she knows right and wrong...”

“Viola Davis is pushing 50 and her first real chance to shine has been in a show created by a black woman. Which means that despite her talent she has been paying her dues for decades while lesser artists (overwhelmingly white) got great roles, great money and either succeeded or failed but whatever they did , they…