The Insanity Plea



When a man unloads a gun, aiming

And winds up killing, or maiming ...

The intent is there to harm another

And so there should be laws to cover



Providing for mandatory sentences ...

Regardless of how mad that person is

For a plea of insanity should only null

The death sentence ... but still give full



... Prison time, as mandated by the law 

To anyone who kills, maims, or more ...

And, as well, to anyone who hurts others

In other ways, from which they can't recover ...



For slander is just as bad, in a sense ...

For it destroys lives, and sets up a fence

Behind which, some will close themselves in

As they attempt to come to terms with the lies of this sin



- Tristram



© Christopher W. Thomas

8:52pm Mon. June 21st, 1999



NB

John Hinckley, Jr. - who shot four men, 

including President Reagan, and Press

Secretary Brady (who almost died) ...

was found innocent by reason of insanity

on this date in 1982.