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.

of individuals with intermittent mental disorders, stating that if they committed a crime while of sound mind, they would

had proven to have been lucid and in control during the attacks, mental illness would not shield him from facing the

not a free pass from justice. At least, that was how

with a mental disorder, he was unlikely

mental illness as a scapegoat for the trauma and

pulling strings, Lyndon would likely be found

capital did represent

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at times, it also represented absolute power.

being sealed even before his

killed and thought of the tormented animal

address.

Cats find peace, but Horace didn’t even ask why. In less

Winnie couldn’t help

you curious about what I need his

end, Horace’s voice carried a hint of amusement, “Whatever you’re planning is

wanted to teach the guy a lesson, he could help her.

and after telling Horace she could handle it herself,

drove to the address Horace had provided a small suburban neighborhood. Lyndon’s house was already cordoned off by

didn’t enter. Instead, she followed the residual anger of the Ghost Cats to an

she looked at the broken bones that had been casually discarded and already

the spirits‘ anger from the bones. With a surge of her own energy, she solidified the formless resentment

who wronged you,” she whispered to the spectral felines,

you enge,

Cat spirits howled in agony, their anger swelled and

was waiting for his psychiatric report with

comfortable position and was about to lie down,

of twisted black shadows screamed at him, and

forced its way in, Lyndon felt the agony of their torture before death. It was as if his scalp was being torn off,

he always cut the cats‘ tongues first to keep them from bothering the neighbors. Now,