I think you just hit on the crux of the problem right there, Tawt. People who are sick require medical help. People who don't understand should not be involved in determining what kind of help, OR punishment they receive.

Actually you wouldn't!
Your "Reality" would be skewed enough,that there would be a good chance you might follow through with whatever they tell you to do!

.. so what you're saying is..
. I can't use that as an excuse anymore..lol.. I know I'm leaving..

I'm not sure anyone disputed the fact that some people do become mentally ill.
I think it's the fact that some people use mental illness as an excuse to get away with some crimes or to receive a lighter sentence that winds people up.

In regards to medication, most people would agree that when somebody acts crazy when they kill, it's not the first time they have been crazy. They have had episodes many times before. So, why didn't they seek help and get medicated earlier? If they did that, innocent people would not be murdered. Once they kill, they don't deserve medication. They chose not to prevent this. They completely disregarded society.

And if I believed my hallucinations, I would want to die. Am I in public and a threat? Go ahead and shoot me, police! I don't want to die that way, but I do not want to live life with a mental illness.