This piece of shit has caused irreparable and traumatic damage to an innocent woman and is trying to hide behind a mental health issue.
Well, frankly, even if they were not mentally well that shouldn’t absolve the danger or actions. They need to be removed from society. They should get some help. But the length of sentencing should not include leniency. They are criminally responsible.
Imo, the primary function of criminal justice should be restorative justice, not retributive justice. So, sentencing should be as long as it takes to rehabilitate a person. Retributive justice can act as a deterrent, but that doesn’t really apply to people who don’t act rationally.
Fair, but I think we could have an interesting discussion about what the bar for rehabilitation should be, because proving that can be incredibly difficult. Sometimes you simply can’t prove it and the crime so heinous that society should simply not bear the risk. Life sentencing for serial killers is a perfect example.