"The serial rapist Peter Sutcliffe had a firm, inner conviction that God wanted him to rape and murder prostitutes. He was, therefore, justified in believing that he was carrying out God's will in undertaking these actions."
Well, yes, but that doesn't mean that others weren't justified in believing that it was right to stop him and lock him up for a very long time.
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Date: 2002-02-15 05:19 am (UTC)Well, yes, but that doesn't mean that others weren't justified in believing that it was right to stop him and lock him up for a very long time.