Mental disorder does not equal insane. Many with mental disorders are sane.
A depressed person who kills an innocent while not psychotically depressed is sane and guilty. If their depression is psychotically so eg they believed the victim was Hitler reincarnated and likely up to no good, well then insane.
Checkout the difference between psychotic & psychopathic.
Dixon was psychopathic ='s mentally disordered so far as having a personality (typical way of interacting with the world) of a very bad makeup, that can be considered so far off the big lump bell curve spread as to constitute a disorder (socially mutant), but was sane (under the law) as he knew what the situations around him involved, and the improper nature and illegal consequences of his actions. Proceeded regardless.
Insanity under our law refers to being out of reality contact due to a brain chemical imbalance (eg believing God or the devils voice is commanding you) as to make you not so responsible for actions. A personality disorder like psychopathy is no defense, thank god. Dixon tried the defense that P had him insane - but it was thrown out, and further discredited by his later boasting re his crimes. That can not have all happened under the influence.
His insane posing in Court was just further evidence of his personailty being psychopathic (badass) - self serving manipulative behaviour is on the checklist. Incidentally nuts don't have staring eyes like that bad, thyroid disorders do so he shoulda researched better and done something like pretending he was hearing auditory hallucinations.
I've nursed people who killed while insane, but once medication returned sanity they were horrified at their actions, even to the point of suicidality.
Still don't buy that the probability is Dixon freely suicided but only 1 or possibly 2 people know 4 sure. His family have said they're dubious so a Police investigation round his many sus injuries is on per the Herald. Dixon claimed they withheld needed meds - not sure if he meant P or the real thing. Knowing he was under stress they allowed possession of killer objects - WTF of all the so called suicide proofed cells for those in suspected "timnes of trouble".
There could still be a killer on the loose inside - that may be kosha if we aren't concerned re Dixon, but what of others stuck inside who may not be so noxious and may be exposed to risk of unofficial execution (active or by looking away) without judicially stamped death sentence - appeal rights etc. I know of a guy died inside through captors failure to provide insulin - innocent but arrested as a supposed drunk since he was acting goofy from low sugar levels This sudden death inside fate happens lots to aborigines who hang like Dixon did, apparently.
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