17.04.2012: I have been asked to write a commentary on society’s reactions to criminal acts committed by (in)sane individuals and on how the criminal prosecution system can – if possible – balance the various concerns for treatment, protection of society and fair retribution. The bombing of the government buildings followed by the mass murder of young people at Utøya 22 July last year, perpetrated by Anders Behring Breivik, forms the contextual background for this commentary.. As of today, it is common knowledge that the two forensic psychiatrists who were appointed initially to examine Breivik concluded...