Caffeine-induced "insanity" pleaded by murderer

[dessa_dangerous 13,315]

A Kentucky man who ingested about a fourth of the amount of caffeine most TTers consume before lunch is attempting to plead insanity due to drinking too much Red Bull and swallowing diet pills.

 

I don't have anyone to kill but if this guy gets off, maybe I should drink a pot of coffee and rob a couple of banks.

Read further about what those ca-ra-zay Yanks are trying to get away with this time.

[sarabyrd 18,767]

See also "twinkie defense" as used in the Milk/Moscone murders.

[D_I_S_D 93]

There is a well established link between Twinkies and Supervillainry

 

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[leeza 1,895]

Well, to be fair, they are claiming temporary insanity due to sleep deprivation (self-induced through all the caffeine he was ingesting). Sleep deprivation can cause altered states, that's a fact.

[Chocky 1,223]

Hopefully he'll be 'incaffeinated', erm..

[lilplatinum 7,142]

 

Well, to be fair, they are claiming temporary insanity due to sleep deprivation (self-induced through all the caffeine he was ingesting. Sleep deprivation can cause altered states, that's a fact.

 

I wonder if that argument works when someones been up for 2 days on a coke or meth bender and does something illegal. "I was sleep deprived"

[leeza 1,895]

Indeed. He was willingly inducing his sleep deprivation. That will likely be a key element that the jury will have to contemplate. However, it's not really 100% correct to say he is claiming caffeine-induced insanity. That's alls I sayin'.

[HEM 11,163]

 

Hopefully he'll be 'incaffeinated', erm..

 

They'll milk him for sure.

[sarabyrd 18,767]

On what grounds?

[dessa_dangerous 13,315]

I've done a lot of stupid things after high caffeine consumption and after prolonged sleep deprivation, but tying up and strangling people hasn't entered into it... yet

[bohemka 4,338]

Nor has strangling somebody and then tying them up. He's messed up the order of operations.

[HEM 11,163]

 

On what grounds?

 

I'm sure the jury will filter through the arguments.

[Perfect Poise 3,099]

Got that right, old bean.

[SJ1 2,052]

Hey I lived of red bull and no doze in college, I was pretty twacked at times, but that is a far stretch.

 

Amazes me the pleas people come up with now a days. He would have been much better of to claim insanity, works for the most of them.

[crusoe 2,574]

Seems that idea hadn't percolated through to him.

 

Has this been reported in the French press yet?

[westvan 9,706]

I wonder if he perked up after he got some sleep?

[HEM 11,163]

 

Amazes me the pleas people come up with now a days.

 

Some people are miserable pleaders...