> Why do we consider murderous individuals mentally ill, but not murderous groups of individuals
Other way round, surely? Recieving a diagnosis of mental illness is one of the few things that will save a murderer from punishment.
There is a tendency for news and the public to reclassify certain kinds of crime as "mentally ill" when they can't, or don't want to understand, the motivations. Often it's a form of terrorism and radicalisation.
Other way round, surely? Recieving a diagnosis of mental illness is one of the few things that will save a murderer from punishment.
There is a tendency for news and the public to reclassify certain kinds of crime as "mentally ill" when they can't, or don't want to understand, the motivations. Often it's a form of terrorism and radicalisation.