How about someone who was compos mentis at the time of the offence, but subsequently became mentally incapacited before the offence came to light?
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/...or-nine-years/
Was it right to imprison a man in his eighties to give the victims justice, or should it not have been done because someone who doesn't know what's happening won't know where they are or why, so won't be able to be rehabilitated (which is what our society says imprisonment is for)?
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Originally Posted by Hugh
Yes, because there’s nothing worse than those sexual predators who are trying to harm under-age children being given the wrong label…
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It's just incorrect, like a burglar being referred to as a murderer when they are not.