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Dawson clearly believed that his passage through the legal system would somehow be easier if he were presumed insane which is a naive yet somewhat A common misconception that many suspects make when facing serious charges this notion that a plea of insanity would either lower the severity of their punishment or liberate them from it altogether that instead of being sent to prison they would simply be released back into society perhaps with a free psychotherapeutic program to attend on the weekends. This is of course a far cry from reality in the united states if you're found responsible for a serious offense but also found not guilty of the crime by reason of insanity you will be institutionalized at a high security psychiatric facility these institutions are without question some of the darkest and most disturbing places in the system and if you're not actually suffering from the crippling effects of mental illness living in this type of environment will be a mentally agonizing the fore sight of what occurs inside these units would make the majority wish to avoid them but once you are in it is very hard to get out and you will have to serve the same if not a greater amount of time than you would have had to serve at a regular prison. So to put it briefly if you commit a serious offense and then pretend to be crazy in order to get away with it your life from that point forward will be an extremely dark and uncomfortable existence whether you manage to fool the system or not. But there is one benefit which is the elimination of capital punishment the united states cannot execute someone deemed insane during the time of their offense which is the only conceivable reason a defendant would cling to this narrative even after knowing what lies ahead should it succeed.