Fanaticism - a form of madness?

摘要

Earlier this year, Anders Behring Breivik-the killer of 77 people in Norway in the summer of 2011 - was declared sane in court and sentenced to 21 years in jail. It had been an unusual case, with Breivik and his team pushing for a declaration of sanity, whilst the prosecution hoped for him to be found insane, therefore ensuring his imprisonment for life.