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Legal insanity di: during law scho< By BRIAN TURNER scienti! Gamecock Staff Writer law." Fing The motivation for committing a crime should be there i the prime consideration in determining legal in- who ch sanity, Herbert Fingarette, a philosophy professor at the University of California at Santa Barbara, said. "SIN Fincarette said the basin nuestinn involve "moc die person accused of a crime able to respond to the the teri significance of the act?" He said a person can be evident ?hown to lack "responses to basic human in- those c tercourse." The "The person isn't rebelling or disagreeing, but is determ not able to respond, and is then not responsible," he comes said. accomj FINGARETTE SAID many of the present legal "'appro guidelines used to determining insanity are fallible. More lie said determining the criminal's knnwlpHoA nf thA tsiocHd nature of the act, or his deliberation or intent are initiate deficient methods for determining insanity. Legal a "There is an objectively identifiable condition in sponsoi individuals to justify why they should be free from College responsibility," he said. "The causes belong to philoso Accorfiuo TrfiSnSnn U m ? W W W W I I I | couples with problems Couples with communication couples learn to difficulties may find a solution themselves clearly wit in an Assertive Training normal pvtpnsinnc nf Program sponsored by Joan Gelfman-Lamkin said. Gelfman-Lamkin of the Family Service Center. Problems concerni money and childr ' The program will begin discussed by the groi September 26 and continue for class is not filled and li five to seven weeks. eight couples. "For a fee of $30 or a The Family Service ( negotiable $3.00 an hour, located at 1813 Main J 4 i 1 affiaMWr: i /; r -Ami J* t! 1 rfTTi; l| HC1 3Ml iMiyJti f ? W scussed ^ J I x j i leuure rp Fic research, but they must be identifiable in 1 f I Its arette, author of six books on the subject, said i | ire inconsistencies in the arguments of those lallenge the validity of the term "insanity." 5?< CE EVEN these theorists are forced to admit . cases are easily identifiable, it follows that ti has validity," he said. "They have ignored :e that shows physically-related conditions to letermined as schizophrenic." professor recommended insanity to be ined by consideration of the "wav a nprsnn ? _ , to intend to commit the crime." Once this is ilished, he said, the person should be given priate expert intervention." than 150 persons attended the lecture y night in the Law School Auditorium, which d the third year of the "Criminal Justice: nd Philosophical Perspectives" series. It was rn pri hv thf CtllHont Plorin^nnl,:-. O : _4. - " - 1 ? -j v^mi iwupuiv: outiciy, me of Criminal Justice, the Law School and the phy department. XS Read the Enti Gamecock! * express f?l*&?4ion Christian (JSC hout the students aqd friends. Attend guilt," fellowship group. Share testimonies, encourage soul waning, personaI\work and II witifMjjssing. Moderator Joe C. II j ng sex, Danrto|ly, director of Beaching I en are America's Youth. 9:% a.m. II ip. The each Sht^day mornitog at I mited to Columbia Evangelical Church. I 1013 Barnwell STrMt^entlletojQ, J J Center is St.) One block north orCap-1 stnnP s n i a* I' ? Ijl"*-4 j iHM* ~~s?\ I ^Late Night Specta< fi I neiiuerai i | JON VOIGHT BURT REYt I IJipk ChapteV 2 WVap Radar Men I The Mooi PA long time ago < in a galaxy jar jar awe/.. mSmm nroi i (ZBEE& 0 Friday night 1 ft Pep rally at 8:00 P.M. in the fraternity quad ; football $1*1 I iTEINSLFCK^ nd you to the game in style! ?Student Specials? H I Entire stock of jeans 20% off ded glory Snap finger 1 Orient express ire stock of dress slacks teg. $26.00 Now reduced to $12.88 & $15.99 Jean jackets & leather jackets ?Greatly Reduced? Fashion Shirts $12.88 Great sweater selection 5TEIN5 LTD. 1 For ALL your fall fashions | ice Hhi iolds Il^ffTffTrai I From My!5p5j^^a:"" j SHOWING MjiFJSo Positively IJf \ /A ADULTS ? "j| ONI V \/' ^T^t Joone inder 18 '/*t- v ff idmitted (Etntomla i MiiirT.rfiiiirfinnffuniriTmTiirf .Tnwiiniin i w milium a wiini jmniiniupph iniiifi i