McMahon Not Guilty

Because he’s insane.

Apparently the court belived that his mental state was a trifle “hows your father” before he had a massive ice habit. And we won’t mention the pot. Apparently all you need for an insanity defence this week is to claim that your brother suffers from bi-polar disorder.

I wasn’t at the hearing, so I don’t know what evidence was tabled, but I have detailed notes from the original trial, and I wasn’t convinced that the psychotic state would have been triggered without drugs. We’re talking a big hairy dark grey legal issue here people, and at the root, it’s an issue that is open to interpretation.

I truly hope that McMahon keeps talking his meds, and that the pet shop bunnies of Sydney are safe from him forevermore. And ultimately, I can’t see that gaol is going to help much. He’ll either get better, or he won’t. And if he re-offends, hopefully his face is well known enough that he’ll be caught before he takes another life.

In the meantime, we need to make sure the law is updated (contact me if you want details), and that he’s on the mend.

And focus on this positive. At the NSW Local Government Association meeting last week, NSW Councils voted for mandatory desexing of cats. This is a huge step, and if adopted, could save thousands, possibly hundreds of thousands of lives a year.