[Avodah] Insanity

[Micha Berger]

Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 12:28:40AM -0600, Daniel M. Israel wrote:
: There's been some discussion of insanity pleas on Areivim. I'm just
: wondering, is there any basis in halacha for such a plea? ...

I want to bump this thread, just to motivate someone who might have an
answer to bother to share.

I could recast the question: We repeatedly encounter the "cheireish,
shoteh veqatan" when it comes to maaseh; what about oneshim?

Can a shoteh be forced to repay a debt?

What about making a shoteh who stole a sheep pay the qenas?

Back a second... The shoteh can't be qoneh. So, if he takes the sheep
off the owner's property, is it still technically geneivah?

If a shoteh damages another's property, is is din nezeq or nistapchah
sadeihu?

:-)BBii!
-Micha

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