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Anders Behring Breivik Says He Shared in Loss - NYTimes.com

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Norwegian Who Killed 77 Says He Shared in Loss

OSLO — Anders Behring Breivik, the self-described anti-Islamic militant who admitted killing 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage last summer, sought Monday to include himself among the victims, telling a court that he was able to undertake the “gruesome” murders of scores of youths because they were “necessary” and telling bereaved families that he too had paid a high price.
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Police officers flanked Anders Behring Breivik in court before his sixth day of trial began on Monday.

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Describing how he stalked and executed teenagers attending a political youth camp on the wooded island of Utoya, Mr. Breivik, 33, said: “I have never experienced anything so gruesome. It was probably even more horrendous for those I was hunting. But it was necessary. Yes, it was necessary. The July 22 operation was necessary.”
“When people say they have lost their most beloved, I also lost my entire family, I lost my friends,” he also said. “It was my choice. I sacrificed them, but I lost my entire family and friends on 22 July. I lost everything. So to a certain extent, I understand.”
Monday was the last scheduled day of testimony from Mr. Breivik, who maintains that he acted out of a dedication to fight political acceptance of the “Islamic colonization of Norway.” The court will now begin to hear from witnesses of the shootings on Utoya, which left a total of 69 people dead, and a bomb blast in central Oslo that killed eight more people.
With his guilt already established, the trial centers on the question of whether Mr. Breivik was insane at the time of the killings. Two psychiatric reviews have come down on opposite sides of the question. He insists that he was sane, and that efforts to portray him otherwise are part of a campaign to discredit his fight against Muslim immigration.
If he is found to have been sane, the presiding judges can sentence him to up to 21 years in prison, with a provision to keep him behind bars longer if he is still considered dangerous. If he is found to have been insane, Mr. Breivik can be kept in forced psychiatric care.
Two contradictory psychiatric reports have already been handed to the court, but the final decision will be in the hands of the two professional and three lay judges at the trial.
“This case is very simply that I am not a psychotic case and I am sane,” Mr. Breivik told the court on Friday. “I understand that when you see something too extreme, you might think it is irrational and insane. But you must separate political extremism from insanity.”

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Norwegian anti-Muslim fanatic Anders Behring Breivik stands with his defence lawyer Geir Lippestad (R) during the morning break on the sixth day of his trial in Oslo April 23, 2012. REUTERS/Heiko Junge/NTB Scanpix
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LUTON, England (Reuters) - Shouting taunts and trading expletives, a Muslim teenager and the leader of Britain's most prominent anti-Islam nationalist group are seconds from a fight."Why are you talking to this racist?" the youth asks a reporter walking with English Defence League leader Stephen Lennon in Luton, the British town cited as "war zone" with Islam by Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik at his trial.

Trial sharpens focus on Breivik's mental state - KansasCity.com

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Terror- and murder charged Anders Behring Breivik (left), and his defence lawyer Geir Lippestad pictured during the morning break on day 6 of the trial in Oslo Monday April 23, 2012.
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Terror- and murder charged Anders Behring Breivik (left), and his defence lawyer Geir Lippestad pictured during the morning break on day 6 of the trial in Oslo Monday April 23, 2012.

Defendant Anders Behring Breivik in court prior to the opening of day 6 of the trial in Oslo, Monday April 23, 2012. Breivik has admitted setting off a car bomb outside the government headquarters, killing eight, before unleashing a shooting massacre at the governing Labor Party's youth camp on Utoya.

Defendant Anders Behring Breivik in court on day 6 of the trial in Oslo, Monday April 23, 2012. Breivik has admitted setting off a car bomb outside the government headquarters, killing eight, before unleashing a shooting massacre at the governing Labor Party's youth camp on Utoya.

Terror- and murder charged Anders Behring Breivik (left), and his defence lawyer Geir Lippestad pictured during the morning break on day 6 of the trial in Oslo Monday April 23, 2012.

Terror- and murder charged Anders Behring Breivik (left), and his defence lawyer Geir Lippestad pictured during the morning break on day 6 of the trial in Oslo Monday April 23, 2012.

Defendant Anders Behring Breivik talks with defence lawyer Geir Lippestad, left, in court prior to the opening of day 6 of the trial in Oslo, Monday April 23, 2012. Breivik has admitted setting off a car bomb outside the government headquarters, killing eight, before unleashing a shooting massacre at the governing Labor Party's youth camp on Utoya.

Defendant Anders Behring Breivik talks with defence lawyer Geir Lippestad, left, in court prior to the opening of day 6 of the trial in Oslo, Monday April 23, 2012. Breivik has admitted setting off a car bomb outside the government headquarters, killing eight, before unleashing a shooting massacre at the governing Labor Party's youth camp on Utoya.
Confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik vehemently defended his sanity Monday after a forensic panel found flaws in a psychiatric report that declared him sane in the eyes of the law.
As the trial for Breivik's bomb-and-shooting rampage that killed 77 people entered its second week, the far-right fanatic told a court that he was the victim of a "racist" plot to discredit his ideology. He said no one would have questioned his sanity if he were a "bearded jihadist."
"I know I'm at risk of ending up at an insane asylum, and I'm going to do what I can to avoid that," Breivik said.
Two psychiatric examinations conducted before the trial reached opposite conclusions on whether Breivik is psychotic - the key issue to be resolved during the trial, since the 33-year-old Norwegian had admitted to the deadly attacks.
But the second of those reports, which found him sane, has not yet been approved by the Norwegian Board of Forensic Medicine. On Monday, the panel highlighted several shortcomings in that assessment, and requested additional information from the two psychiatrists who wrote it.
In particular, the forensic board said it could not be established whether Breivik had adjusted his behavior during the examination as part of a strategy to be declared mentally competent.
Paal Groendahl, a forensic psychologist who is not involved with the case but has followed the trial in court, said the panel's queries underscore the difficulty in assessing Breivik's state of mind.
"I don't think it's any closer to being resolved," he said.
If found sane Breivik would face 21 years in prison, though he can be held longer if deemed a danger to society. If sentenced to psychiatric care, in theory he would be released once he's no longer deemed psychotic and dangerous.
Breivik has admitted to setting off a bomb July 22 that killed eight people outside government headquarters in Oslo and then going on a shooting spree at the Labor Party's youth camp, killing 69 people. More than half of the victims were teenagers.
He rejects criminal guilt for the rampage, saying the victims had betrayed their country by embracing immigration.
"I see all multicultural political activists as monsters, as evil monsters who wish to eradicate our people, our ethnic group, our culture and our country," he told the court Monday.
The self-styled crusader apologized to the family of a pub owner who was among the victims in the bomb blast, saying it was not his intention to kill "civilians."
But he refused to apologize to the families of those killed on Utoya island, where members of the Labor Party's youth wing had gathered for their annual summer retreat.
"Utoya is a political indoctrination camp," he said.
Jon Hestnes, who heads a support group for victims' families and survivors, told The Associated Press it was "gruesome" to listen to Breivik's apology but it clearly showed that the man was insane.
"It's an insult to the 76 other people who actually died because of that man," Hestnes said. "He's not in our world. He isn't, and he doesn't have humanity at all. The way I slap little mosquitoes in the summer, that's how he is about human lives."
Speaking calmly, Breivik said he used a handgun to kill victims if the distance was less than 10 meters (30 feet). Otherwise he used his rifle.
Asked why he spared one man who survived the shooting spree, Breivik said he thought it was because the man's appearance made him look "right wing-oriented."
"When I looked at him I saw myself," Breivik said. "I think that was the reason that I didn't fire shots at him."
Breivik became defensive as prosecutors quizzed him about the 1,500-page manifesto he posted online before the attacks. It describes uniforms, medals, greetings and codes of conduct for the "Knights Templar" militant group that he claims to belong to. Many groups claim the name, but prosecutors don't believe it exists as Breivik has described.
In the document, Breivik speculated that the loyalty of potential knights might be tested by asking them to undergo surgical amputation and castration. Breivik chastised prosecutor Svein Holden, saying the segment was taken out of context.
Holden also highlighted a section in which Breivik described different categories of "martyrdom" operations for Christian militants, and which of them would grant access to heaven.
"It's not particularly helpful that you're facilitating my appearing insane by taking things out of context like this," Breivik said. "But it's not irrational, this is a theological debate, and it's part of our history."
Breivik said had he been an Islamist terrorist, no one would have questioned his mental state.
"But because I am a militant nationalist, I am being subjected to grave racism," he said. "They are trying to delegitimize everything I stand for."
Breivik said he understood the pain he caused the families of those killed on Utoya, comparing their loss to how he lost contact with his own family and friends following the attacks.
"The only difference was that for my part it was a choice," he said.
The trial is scheduled to go on nine more weeks.
Posted on Mon, Apr. 23, 2012 01:15 PM

Legalizing Marijuana: Impacts on Prison Systems and the Economy - DailyFinance

Legalizing Marijuana: Impacts on Prison Systems and the Economy - DailyFinance

Legalizing Marijuana: Impacts on Prison Systems and the Economy


Posted 1:16PM 04/23/12 Posted under: Investing
Over the past few years, there has been a lot of talk about the legalization of marijuana and how it would affect our economy. Some numbers point to the reduction of government costs of prison sentences, while others point to taxation and additional revenue streams. Some people think that the federal government is wasting resources by keeping the drug at a Schedule I level, and prosecuting those caught with it. Other people think that legalizing it would be a boon to the economy.
According to Forbes, the IRS has been at the forefront of the crackdown on medicinal marijuana dispensaries, but not because they've been baking their books -- they've actually been paying their taxes. It's because of a federal targeting effort to shut down the industry.
Even state and local governments disagree with the attack, though. The legalization of marijuana can open up the possibility to regulate it. That regulation implies the opportunity to tax the drug, and it also makes law enforcement easier. The localization of the growing process can help to weed out drug dealers, gangs, and cartels as well.

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Psychology, Public Policy and Law is a quarterly multi-disciplinary scientific journal published by the American Psychological Association (APA). It publishes original empirical papers, reviews and meta-analyses on the contribution of psychological science to law and public policy. [1]
The journal has a 2010 ISI impact factor of 2.16, and is ranked in three categories: Law (17th of 128), Multi-disciplinary Psychology (17th of 120), and health policy (16th of 56).[2]
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Law and Human Behavior is a bimonthly academic journal published by the American Psychology–Law Society. It publishes original empirical papers, reviews, and meta-analyses on how the law, legal system, and legal process relate to human behavior, particularly legal psychology and forensic psychology.[1] The current editor-in-chief is Margaret Bull Kovera (John Jay College of Criminal Justice). Past editors have been Brian Cutler (University of Ontario Institute of Technology), Richard Weiner (University of Nebraska), Ronald Roesch (Simon Fraser University), Michael J. Saks (Arizona State University), and Bruce Sales (University of Arizona).

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