“One of the most corrosive aspects of the criminal justice system is its toleration of the insanity defense...Legitimate in some few cases, the insanity defense has been rendered farcical through its manipulation by so-called experts.”
Robert K. Tanenbaum“They wish to make a medical thing of evil. Madness is also such a useful metaphor, for that which we would rather not face...”
Robert K. Tanenbaum, No Lesser Plea“One of the most corrosive aspects of the criminal justice system is its toleration of the insanity defense...Legitimate in some few cases, the insanity defense has been rendered farcical through its manipulation by so-called experts.”
Robert K. Tanenbaum, The Piano Teacher: The True Story of a Psychotic Killer