So next time you hear “not guilty by reason of insanity,” don’t picture a villain outsmarting the system. Picture a person who hit a brutal mental storm, and instead of being thrown into a dungeon, they got a lifeboat to a shore of treatment. It’s not a free pass—it’s a medical detour.
And remember: we’re all just a few bad brain chemicals away from doing something we can’t explain. So let’s keep this conversation warm, curious, and human—because a little understanding makes the whole world a safer, kinder place.
