Watch: Disappearing Ice Caves In Alaska: http://testu.be/1B9dP2J Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml Some of the most famous mass murderers have pleaded insanity, but it rarely works in their favor. So why is it so hard to prove insanity? Learn More: Mentally Ill, but Insanity Plea Is Long Shot http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/04/nyregion/mental-illness-is-no-guarantee-insanity-defense-will-work-for-tarloff.html?_r=0 "Slouched over in the striped gray shirt that he has worn for much of his murder trial, his piercing stare disconcertingly fixed at the courtroom walls at times, David Tarloff can appear like one of the few killers whose claim to an insanity defense might be deserved." A Crime of Insanity http://www.inlander.com/spokane/a-crime-of-insanity/Content?oid=2270030 "The public tends to believe that criminals who plead not guilty by reason of insanity, or NGRI, are taking the easy way out, that they're cheating the system, that they walk away from their crimes scot-free." The Insanity Defense Among the States http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-procedure/the-insanity-defense-among-the-states.html "Four states, including Kansas, Montana, Idaho, Utah, do not allow the insanity defense. In other states, the standards for proving this defense vary widely. The following provides the status of the insanity defense in each jurisdiction." Watch More: The Disappearing Ice Caves of Alaska https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq9q9SRrxyI Subscribe to TestTube Daily! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml _________________________ TestTube's new daily show is committed to answering the smart, inquisitive questions we have about life, society, politics and anything else happening in the news. It's a place where curiosity rules and together we'll get a clearer understanding of this crazy world we live in. Watch more TestTube: http://testtube.com/testtubedailyshow/ Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testtubenetwork TestTube on Twitter https://twitter.com/TestTube Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/TraceDominguez TestTube on Facebook https://facebook.com/testtubenetwork TestTube on Google+ http://gplus.to/TestTube Download the New TestTube iOS app! http://testu.be/1ndmmMq Special thanks to Evan Puschak for hosting TestTube! Check Evan out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheeNerdwriter/media

• published: 06 Mar 2015
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