It's not that I don't think they're mentally ill... but MLC doesn't rise to the level of sickness that would make a plausible insanity defense for murder. They are not psychotic (at least the majority of them aren't). I have compassion for them, but only up to a point. I'm sorry if that sounds harsh.
A lot depends on where the MLCer falls on the nastiness scale... most are just messed up, but some are flat-out evil.
