True Tycoon Her Empire, Her Rules

Chapter 217

As the online community was abuzz with speculations and heated debates, the breaking news dropped like a bombshell, confirming their worst fears.

At that moment, the floodgates of profanity burst open among the netizens.

“Son of a gun.”

“Are you kidding me? He gets off scot–free because he’s ‘mentally ill“?”

“Hold on, if he’s mentally ill, shouldn’t he be locked up even more so?”

“He slaughtered nearly a hundred innocent animals. You mean to tell me that by proving him ‘mentally ill,‘ he might just walk and find new prey to butcher?”

“If this guy gets off because of some insanity plea, I’m seriously going to question our legal system.”

*Does nobody give a damn about our pets anymore? Since when is animal cruelty okay?”

“Reject insanity as a get–out–of–jail–free card.”

“Refuse to release murderers on the grounds of mental illness.”

The uproar online over the possibility of Lyndon’s release due to a mental illness was too much to ignore.

The Emerald Bay Police Department issued an urgent bulletin in response, covering three points.

First, their investigation confirmed that since childhood, Lyndon had brutally killed nearly a hundred cats, causing a serious social outcry.

Second, Lyndon had indeed sought a mental health evaluation, the results of which were still pending.

Third, the notion of legal immunity for mentally ill murderers was a misconception.

According to national law regarding the criminal responsibility of special individuals, if a pers mental illness caused harm while unable to recognize or control their behavior, and this was contumed through legal procedures, they could be exempt from criminal liability.

However, they would be placed under strict guardianship by relatives or guardians for treatment, and if necessary, subjected to compulsory medical intervention by the government.

disorders, stating that if they committed a crime while of sound mind, they would

Lyndon had proven to have been lucid and in control during the attacks, mental illness would

a free pass from justice.

mental disorder, he was unlikely to escape the

the victims would never allow him to use mental illness as a

likely be

capital did represent inequality.

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at times, it also represented absolute power.

Lyndon was oblivious that his fate was being sealed

glanced at the police report on the number of cats Lyndon had killed and thought of the tormented animal spirits that must be lingering. She sent a message to Horace,

address.

Ghost Cats find peace, but Horace didn’t even ask why. In less than ten minutes, he sent her all the information she

together, Winnie couldn’t help

curious about what I need

Horace’s voice carried a hint of amusement,

guy a lesson, he could

Horace she could handle

Horace had provided a small suburban neighborhood. Lyndon’s house

the residual anger of the Ghost Cats to an abandoned factory nearby. In a weed–choked corner, she found several

flashed in Winnie’s eyes as she looked at the broken bones that had

she gathered the bones to bury them in an open space, Winnie pulled out her Charms, drawing the spirits‘ anger from the bones. With a

whispered to the spectral felines, “Once

you enge,

incomplete Ghost Cat spirits howled in agony, their anger swelled and they rapidly drifted toward a certain location in

with a calm smile. The officer on duty, disgusted by his smirk, stepped

a comfortable position and was about to lie down, his body suddenly convulsed

as dozens of twisted black shadows screamed at

death. It was as if

tongues first to keep them from bothering the neighbors. Now,