I'll take this a step further and say that it is effectively impossible to fake your way through a NGRI defense. It is infinitely more likely someone who actually is NGRI is treated like a normal defendant than someone successfully faking it.
August 13, 2026 at 1:45 PM
I'll take this a step further and say that it is effectively impossible to fake your way through a NGRI defense. It is infinitely more likely someone who actually is NGRI is treated like a normal defendant than someone successfully faking it.
Our honored interlocutor here is convinced that only people with a medical diagnosis of psychosis can be found NGRI, and also that EVERY person with psychosis MUST be found NGRI
September 5, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Our honored interlocutor here is convinced that only people with a medical diagnosis of psychosis can be found NGRI, and also that EVERY person with psychosis MUST be found NGRI
This is exactly the type of misinformation I am talking about re: the clancy trial.
Many news outlets are reporting as though the only options are Guilty and NGRI. But that is *not true*.
In MA, an NGRI plea does not absolve the state of their need to prove the act. Defense is arguing both fronts
Many news outlets are reporting as though the only options are Guilty and NGRI. But that is *not true*.
In MA, an NGRI plea does not absolve the state of their need to prove the act. Defense is arguing both fronts
Incorrect. They plead not guilty based on insanity. In Massachusetts you can’t do that and the prosecution has to argue the insanity defense.
You’re so wrong.
You’re so wrong.
August 27, 2026 at 3:19 AM
This is exactly the type of misinformation I am talking about re: the clancy trial.
Many news outlets are reporting as though the only options are Guilty and NGRI. But that is *not true*.
In MA, an NGRI plea does not absolve the state of their need to prove the act. Defense is arguing both fronts
Many news outlets are reporting as though the only options are Guilty and NGRI. But that is *not true*.
In MA, an NGRI plea does not absolve the state of their need to prove the act. Defense is arguing both fronts
that said I think either conviction or ngri here results in ~indefinite involuntary confinement, so I'm unsure the details matter that much
September 7, 2026 at 9:13 PM
that said I think either conviction or ngri here results in ~indefinite involuntary confinement, so I'm unsure the details matter that much
eu quando ngri
September 9, 2024 at 9:17 PM
eu quando ngri
The history behind NGRI is also tied to Ronald Reagan in two separate ways. After John Hinckley was found NGRI while trying to assassinate Reagan there was a huge backlash towards it and it became significantly harder to use that defense.
September 29, 2026 at 3:07 PM
The history behind NGRI is also tied to Ronald Reagan in two separate ways. After John Hinckley was found NGRI while trying to assassinate Reagan there was a huge backlash towards it and it became significantly harder to use that defense.
Specifically he had a very incorrect idea about what it means if someone gets not guilty by reason of insanity or NGRI. The biggest misconception he had was if she was found to be NGRI at trial that she would walk out.
September 29, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Specifically he had a very incorrect idea about what it means if someone gets not guilty by reason of insanity or NGRI. The biggest misconception he had was if she was found to be NGRI at trial that she would walk out.
Sam and Twitch's nightmare with NGRI finally comes to a close. Holly gets murdered but NGRI itself is exonerated because of Sam and Twitch illegally entering their facility. The powers behind NGRI learn their experiment doesn't work on humans just Hellspawn. And Spawn finally makes an appearance.
October 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Sam and Twitch's nightmare with NGRI finally comes to a close. Holly gets murdered but NGRI itself is exonerated because of Sam and Twitch illegally entering their facility. The powers behind NGRI learn their experiment doesn't work on humans just Hellspawn. And Spawn finally makes an appearance.
i love ngri but that FUCK ASS PIANO
November 8, 2024 at 8:14 PM
i love ngri but that FUCK ASS PIANO
Being found NGRI means that she'll be sent to a psychiatric facility for quite a long time. It may not be for the rest of her life but it'll be for years and years; she's not going to get to walk around freely
September 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Being found NGRI means that she'll be sent to a psychiatric facility for quite a long time. It may not be for the rest of her life but it'll be for years and years; she's not going to get to walk around freely
Also, like..... this is hardly the first time that "Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity" has been applied to a similar situation. Andrea Yates was found NGRI like 20 years ago in another high-profile case.
meanwhile men annihilate their families like 99% more often than women do.
meanwhile men annihilate their families like 99% more often than women do.
September 6, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Also, like..... this is hardly the first time that "Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity" has been applied to a similar situation. Andrea Yates was found NGRI like 20 years ago in another high-profile case.
meanwhile men annihilate their families like 99% more often than women do.
meanwhile men annihilate their families like 99% more often than women do.
NGRI basically never works. you have to successfully argue a defendant couldn't tell right from wrong due to a specific mental illness, which is very difficult even in the most favorable circumstances because behavioral science just doesn't work like that
June 17, 2026 at 3:57 PM
NGRI basically never works. you have to successfully argue a defendant couldn't tell right from wrong due to a specific mental illness, which is very difficult even in the most favorable circumstances because behavioral science just doesn't work like that
Sry they call it NGRI there, not NCR
September 7, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Sry they call it NGRI there, not NCR
Sam has a SCIF card but can't find the location to access its data banks so he tries getting friendly NGRI. Twitch is getting more paranoid, for good reason, not realizing his wife just got a job with NGRI. Sam goes back to the shelter where everything started and gets stabbed by the culprit.
July 14, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Sam has a SCIF card but can't find the location to access its data banks so he tries getting friendly NGRI. Twitch is getting more paranoid, for good reason, not realizing his wife just got a job with NGRI. Sam goes back to the shelter where everything started and gets stabbed by the culprit.
yeah if i'm the prosecution and interested at all in a veneer of ethics (lmao I know) i'd plea to NGRI instead of retrying after 11-1 mistrial with the 1 having arguably perjured.
September 4, 2026 at 3:59 PM
yeah if i'm the prosecution and interested at all in a veneer of ethics (lmao I know) i'd plea to NGRI instead of retrying after 11-1 mistrial with the 1 having arguably perjured.
So…the world we already live in then. That is also not what an NGRI verdict means OR what happened in this trial but why let facts get in the way of fearmongering
www.reuters.com/world/us/dea... There is an incredibly deadly precedent for women being set here from a legal standpoint. If women are found not guilty due to hormonal driven actions, they can then be denied participation in a wide variety of critical roles. Police, military, medical included.
Lindsay Clancy trial over killing her children ends in mistrial
A judge declared a mistrial on Friday in the U.S. murder trial of Lindsay Clancy for killing her three young children, a tragedy her attorney said occurred while she was suffering from postpartum psy...
www.reuters.com
September 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
So…the world we already live in then. That is also not what an NGRI verdict means OR what happened in this trial but why let facts get in the way of fearmongering
I don’t understand how anyone’s attorney allows them to pursue a not guilty by reason of insanity plea.
Did you know that neurodivergent people end up serving like five to six times more time locked up for the same crimes if they’re committed by others? NGRI pleas are bullshit.
Did you know that neurodivergent people end up serving like five to six times more time locked up for the same crimes if they’re committed by others? NGRI pleas are bullshit.
September 18, 2026 at 4:14 AM
I don’t understand how anyone’s attorney allows them to pursue a not guilty by reason of insanity plea.
Did you know that neurodivergent people end up serving like five to six times more time locked up for the same crimes if they’re committed by others? NGRI pleas are bullshit.
Did you know that neurodivergent people end up serving like five to six times more time locked up for the same crimes if they’re committed by others? NGRI pleas are bullshit.
If she's found NGRI, she'll spend several years (if not the rest of her life) in psychiatric care. She doesn't get to go home the day afterwards. I think what we do to defendants who succeed with NGRI pleas is almost as bad as what we do to those who fail, but I know for some people this matters
September 4, 2026 at 5:39 PM
If she's found NGRI, she'll spend several years (if not the rest of her life) in psychiatric care. She doesn't get to go home the day afterwards. I think what we do to defendants who succeed with NGRI pleas is almost as bad as what we do to those who fail, but I know for some people this matters
It's wild. What is even crazier is the number of people ignoring NGRI laws in MA. If a defendant enters a not guilty due to insanity plea in MA, then the burden is 100% on the prosecution to prove that she was sane, beyond a reasonable doubt.
September 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
It's wild. What is even crazier is the number of people ignoring NGRI laws in MA. If a defendant enters a not guilty due to insanity plea in MA, then the burden is 100% on the prosecution to prove that she was sane, beyond a reasonable doubt.
Some supporters say NGRI & focus on the need for more support to pregnant & postpartum women.
Some supporters doubt her guilt & focus on systemic criminalization of pregnancy, society ignoring signs of abuse, and the way women aren't granted a presumption of innocence in the same way men are.
Some supporters doubt her guilt & focus on systemic criminalization of pregnancy, society ignoring signs of abuse, and the way women aren't granted a presumption of innocence in the same way men are.
September 3, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Some supporters say NGRI & focus on the need for more support to pregnant & postpartum women.
Some supporters doubt her guilt & focus on systemic criminalization of pregnancy, society ignoring signs of abuse, and the way women aren't granted a presumption of innocence in the same way men are.
Some supporters doubt her guilt & focus on systemic criminalization of pregnancy, society ignoring signs of abuse, and the way women aren't granted a presumption of innocence in the same way men are.
And look you can have whatever opinion about Lindsay Clancy that you want to but people spreading misinformation about what NGRI entails really irritates me.
September 29, 2026 at 3:09 PM
And look you can have whatever opinion about Lindsay Clancy that you want to but people spreading misinformation about what NGRI entails really irritates me.
And all the evidence we have suggests it's actually underused and there are a lot of people in prison who should have been able to plead NGRI and being in prison is just making them worse.
September 29, 2026 at 3:07 PM
And all the evidence we have suggests it's actually underused and there are a lot of people in prison who should have been able to plead NGRI and being in prison is just making them worse.
Did You Know?
that “insane” is not really a psych or medical term or any sort of diagnosis, it’s a legal term mainly only used in NGRI cases (Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity) which is very hard to get.
#psych #psychology #DidYouKnow
that “insane” is not really a psych or medical term or any sort of diagnosis, it’s a legal term mainly only used in NGRI cases (Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity) which is very hard to get.
#psych #psychology #DidYouKnow
(as someone w lifelong MH struggles I like to reclaim "insane" sometimes but you can never call me that ty. or hysterical for that matter)
December 9, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Did You Know?
that “insane” is not really a psych or medical term or any sort of diagnosis, it’s a legal term mainly only used in NGRI cases (Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity) which is very hard to get.
#psych #psychology #DidYouKnow
that “insane” is not really a psych or medical term or any sort of diagnosis, it’s a legal term mainly only used in NGRI cases (Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity) which is very hard to get.
#psych #psychology #DidYouKnow
The end result of NGRI is typically not "walking free" but commitment to a psychiatric facility.
September 4, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The end result of NGRI is typically not "walking free" but commitment to a psychiatric facility.