Meanwhile, defense attorneys may try to lessen their client’s culpability by claiming insanity, as Breivik’s lawyers attempted to do after he killed 77 people to protest the multiculturalism that he claims threatens Norway. Although this approach is rarely successful – Breivik received a 21-year sentence – it is widely reported, linking crime to mental illness in the minds of the public.
与此同时，辩护律师会试图通过精神错乱来为当事人争取轻判，比如布雷维克的律师就试图这样做。布雷维克杀了77人，以此抗议他认为对挪威形成威胁的多元文化论。尽管这样的策略很少成功——布雷维克被判入狱21年——但会被广为报道，在公众脑海中形成犯罪与精神病之间的关联。