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Heard that phrase on the radio this morning and it occurred to me, if you're insane, how can you plead not guilty using "reason"? Seems rather contradictory to me! 
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That is a Major Major truth.
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Here we go! 
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I prefer 42 
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Because a lawyer is entering the plea, and (if you believe them) lawyers aren't insane.
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The term 'reason', as used in this phrase, does not refer to the ability to reason of either the lawyer or the defendant, but the cause for the defendant of not being guilty (because of not being able to intend to perform a crime due to insanity).
Having said that, it would have been clearer to just say 'because' rather than 'by reason of'.  The hilarity simply emerges from the convoluted ways of expressing stuff in legalese.
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it looks like "reason" is a homonym ...
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I'm surprised you're allowed to use the word "homonym" because it has the word "homo" in it.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Yep .. it seems to be allowed, and only now I am fully aware of the risk I took
( excluded, banished from the Lounge, not allowed to talk in SOTW, etc ...)
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wow ... until now I never heard of heteronyms but distinction based on sound seems fuzzy to me,
- spelling is well defined, but sounds ... this would mean that a homonym can also sometimes be a heteronym, or did I miss your point ... Cheers,
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It was mostly a play on words :rim-shot:.
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Oops ... in some way I thought so. It would be thus "learning by playing", which is BTW quite a good outcome ...
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Tachyonx wrote: "learning by playing"
I had to; my wife has a Master's degree in English .
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Actually something I mull over now and then.
For a lot of criminal acts, you's have to be insane to even try them (various reasons). As an example, killing someone for their sneakers. Animal cruelty is another.
On that basis, it really is a guilty plea. OK - so we won't send you to prison, but since you're that crazy, we'll never let you out on the streets again. Much to dangerous and unpredictable.
Case closed !
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Not necessarily insane, just immoral.
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Always puzzled me how you could be not guilty of murder by reason of insanity - surely no sane person would commit murder?
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Sooooo, I read that as "not guity by reason of insanity" Marc Clifton. It's good to know you have a defence.
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The best one is "temporary insanity". How convenient!
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That's also known as parenthood.
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As a non-parent, suddenly that explains a lot.
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yeah.. for sure... temporary insanity. we'd live in a perfect world. I hope there are valid ways to demonstarte that moment of insanity
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In which case the pleader should be instantly neutered and locked in a padded cell for a substantial term. I'm a great believer in eugenics
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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