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** For that matter, the time spent in the mental institution is often longer than the normal sentence would be. John Hinkley, for example, would probably be free by now had he been found guilty.
*** Nor is a mental institution necessarily more comfortable or safer than prison. Peter Sutcliffe (see below) has been the target of three savage attacks from fellow inmates at Broadmoor, one of which left him blinded in one eye.
** ''[[Cracked.com]]'' brings us [http://www.cracked.com/article_18385_7-bullshit-police-myths-everyone-believes-thanks-to-movies.html 7 Bullshit Police Myths Everyone Believes (Thanks to Movies)], detailing this trope, among others.
*** And the criminally insane are kept separate from people there of their own volition.
*** And you cannot just legally say "I'm insane" - Typically, most insane people don't ''know'' they're legally insane; so if you say "I did this because I was insane", you'll probably not be believed or put in therapy, instead.
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