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Should people who have been diagnosed with pre-existing conditions as Autism, Asperger's, severe depression, anxiety disorder, BDD, BPD, or other mental or personality handicaps, be punished the same as "mentally sound" criminals?

Thought about this while out grocery shopping in the rain today. Part of me thinks "No," because "How you gonna punish someone who's literally retarded?" I also think society at large often ignores mental illness way too much, because it's "inconvenient" for them, and so many people often never get the help they need to better themselves, and often times, are even mocked or ridiculed for being special needs, especially in small hick towns. But then again, I'm not a criminal psychologist or psych major either, so what do I know?

When you're only on Part 5 of a 67+ part Chris Chan documentary and you know how it's going to end in the final season...