The new ultimate murder defense

[glugglug]

Sorry officer, my blood sugar was low!

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=844961

 

[Hammer]

an altered mental state that can "prevent rational thinking, planning, deliberation and even appreciation of what (one is) doing."

lol. from low blood sugar? yeah right.

 

[Gurck]

It's amazing anyone gets convicted anymore. Nothing is anyone's fault, after all (other than big businesses).

 

[sixone]

The dissenting justices agreed that insulin-induced hypoglycemia could result in involuntary intoxication but said Garcia's low blood sugar was a result of his own actions. He had injected himself with a large dose of insulin on the day of the attack in anticipation of eating cake and ice cream at his daughter's birthday party.

So much for 'involuntary.'

 

[DingDingDao]

Originally posted by: Hammer

an altered mental state that can "prevent rational thinking, planning, deliberation and even appreciation of what (one is) doing."

lol. from low blood sugar? yeah right.

Uh, yeah, it can. It's called hypoglycemic shock, and the symptoms are almost identical to inebriation.

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: Hammer

an altered mental state that can "prevent rational thinking, planning, deliberation and even appreciation of what (one is) doing."

lol. from low blood sugar? yeah right.

Apparently you've never suffered from Hypoglycemia. It's not pleasant.

 

[Toasthead]

Originally posted by: Hammer

an altered mental state that can "prevent rational thinking, planning, deliberation and even appreciation of what (one is) doing."

lol. from low blood sugar? yeah right.

it sure can..but i dont think it would make you a murderer.

 

[myusername]

Originally posted by: Toasthead

Originally posted by: Hammer

an altered mental state that can "prevent rational thinking, planning, deliberation and even appreciation of what (one is) doing."

lol. from low blood sugar? yeah right.

it sure can..but i dont think it would make you a murderer.

Don't tell me you never saw Piranha? :Q

edit: hmmm. I remember an awful piranha movie from the late 70's early 80's where the water had something in it that made everyone hypoglycemic except the two protagonists who were drinking out of an office cooler. They finally get a handle on the fish problem, but just as they are about to lick it, the hypoglycemic sherriff shows up and blows them away, roll credits. Apparently it wasn't Piranha though by the IMDB's description.

 

[robothouse77]

Originally posted by: Toasthead

Originally posted by: Hammer

an altered mental state that can "prevent rational thinking, planning, deliberation and even appreciation of what (one is) doing."

lol. from low blood sugar? yeah right.

it sure can..but i dont think it would make you a murderer.

yeah, i'm a type 1 diabetic myself, and i wanted to kill this woman working a concession stand who was being slow giving me a soda when i had low blood sugar

 

[BigJ]

Granted, he could've gone into hypoglycemic shock, but they key thing here is he did it to himself. This is just more red tape they have to go through before he gets convicted.

 

[imported_Dimicron]

Next week:

Judge: You are charged with murder in the first degree. How do you plead?
Joe Sixpack: Not guilty your honor, the talking paperclip in MS Word made me do it!

 

[Hammer]

Originally posted by: DingDingDao

Originally posted by: Hammer

an altered mental state that can "prevent rational thinking, planning, deliberation and even appreciation of what (one is) doing."

lol. from low blood sugar? yeah right.

Uh, yeah, it can. It's called hypoglycemic shock, and the symptoms are almost identical to inebriation.

i know you can experience confusion and disorientation, but not knowing right from wrong? I don't buy it.

 

[notfred]

Prosecutors said Garcia hit his wife on the head with a hammer and ran over her with a van in July 1999, three days after she told him she wanted a divorce. She suffered a fractured skull and other injuries.

Yeah, diabetics do that ALL the time. :roll:

 

[SagaLore]

Ah hell.

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: robothouse77

Originally posted by: Toasthead

Originally posted by: Hammer

an altered mental state that can "prevent rational thinking, planning, deliberation and even appreciation of what (one is) doing."

lol. from low blood sugar? yeah right.

it sure can..but i dont think it would make you a murderer.

yeah, i'm a type 1 diabetic myself, and i wanted to kill this woman working a concession stand who was being slow giving me a soda when i had low blood sugar

People don't really understand until they experience it.

 

[Toastedlightly]

Its not my fault!!! Blame it on something else!

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: robothouse77

Originally posted by: Toasthead

Originally posted by: Hammer

an altered mental state that can "prevent rational thinking, planning, deliberation and even appreciation of what (one is) doing."

lol. from low blood sugar? yeah right.

it sure can..but i dont think it would make you a murderer.

yeah, i'm a type 1 diabetic myself, and i wanted to kill this woman working a concession stand who was being slow giving me a soda when i had low blood sugar

But the difference is, you didn't just hop across the counter and stick her head in the deep fryer, you stayed where you are. .... right?

 

[squeeg22]

So, if my girlfriend makes me a large dinner and I overeat, can I get off on the defense that all the blood rushed to my stomach for digestion, leaving me disoriented and confused? I then hit her on the head with a gravy boat until she cried uncle? Hmm... may have to try this next Thanksgiving.

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: squeeg22
So, if my girlfriend makes me a large dinner and I overeat, can I get off on the defense that all the blood rushed to my stomach for digestion, leaving me disoriented and confused? I then hit her on the head with a gravy boat until she cried uncle? Hmm... may have to try this next Thanksgiving.

You don't understand the difference between hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia?

 

[Mo0o]

What if we're all drowsy from tryptophan and we stab someone

 

[zerocool1]

yet another cop-out for responsibility, great.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: zerocool1
yet another cop-out for responsibility, great.

That's basically what it comes down to.

This guy knowingly put himself into a situation where he may have been a risk to others. That is simply not an excuse for attempted murder and assault.

 

[PingSpike]

Execute him twice.