How does one define craziness? In a world that has been existing for more than billions of years, there are so many definitions that it is actual insanity. There is so much that can define insanity, but can insanity define a person? In a court of law, such as the one in the United States of America or Great Britain, there are plenty of ways to define a suspect, such as “murderer” or “thief”, depending on what said suspect did. Most of these times, the person in question knows what has been done wrong, and that is why they are in a courtroom or imprisoned. But imagine this: what if one truly was dumbfounded about why said person was in trouble at all? That can be one of the ways to define craziness: the complete and utter incapacity to understand right from wrong. If a person goes through any kind of situation that puts …show more content…
This test does not require a legal diagnosis of mental illness in the court, so it is extremely easy to pass. This rule was first adapted in 1871, and it became widespread until 1972, 101 years later, when most federal courts abandoned it (The “Durham Rule”). The last test known to be used in the United States of America is The Model Penal Code Test for Legal Insanity. This test is, again, much broader than the other tests. It essentially combines the elements of the M’Naghten Test and the Irresistible Impulse Test, where as the person is not capable of controlling an impulse, or understand the consequences of said crimes this person has committed. Although it does require the person to be declared legally insane, unlike the Durham Rule. Most courts abandoned this test as well, and the most used is still the M’Naghten Test (The ‘Model Penal Code’ Test for Legal Insanity). The tests are all there, but the question still remains: what determines