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.

addressed the case of individuals with intermittent mental disorders, stating that if they committed a crime while

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

free pass from justice. At least, that was how Winnie saw

if Lyndon was diagnosed with a mental disorder, he was unlikely to escape the law easily.

him to use mental illness as a scapegoat for the trauma and potential psychological

strings, Lyndon would likely be found guilty of committing

did represent inequality.

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also

was being sealed even before his psychiatric

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, asking him to dig up Lyndon’s

address.

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

lips together, Winnie couldn’t help but call him.

about what I need his

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

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

satisfaction, and after telling Horace she could handle it herself, she hung

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

she followed the residual anger of the Ghost Cats to an

in Winnie’s eyes as she looked at the broken bones that had been casually discarded

out her Charms, drawing the spirits‘ anger from the bones. With a surge of her own energy,

she whispered to the spectral felines, “Once you’ve had

you enge,

their anger swelled and they rapidly drifted toward

holding cell of Emerald Bay’s police station, Lyndon was waiting for his psychiatric report with a calm smile. The officer on duty, disgusted by his smirk, stepped out

about to lie down, his body

as dozens of twisted black shadows screamed at him, and

of their torture before death. It was as if

the cats‘ tongues first to keep them from bothering the neighbors. Now, it felt like