Why is mental illness qualify you to not be responsible for your crime?

[mrjuju]

Snesboy said:

Coca-Cola said:
Reminds me of that twinkie eating murderer. It murdered but pleaded "not guilty" due to sugar high from eating twinkies. He got off.

 

link?

 

Its an old urban legend. The story goes that a man killed someone, and claimed that, because he ate too many twinkies, he became hyperglycimic and was no longer in control of his actions. While arguments have been made for the hyperglycimia defence (and to an extent they can work), it has never been successfuly argued (nor attempted that i know of) that snack foods, or food in general can cause temporary insanity.

 

also, props to Stof.