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is whether such people are inherently evil or whether they are sick. my guest today has spent more than three decades trying to treat some of the most violent offenders here in the uk. dr gwen adshead is a forensic psychiatrist as well as a psychotherapist, and has worked across a range of secure hospitals, prisons and in the community. why does she urge compassion and understanding for those who many brand as being simply evil? dr gwen adshead, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much...

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For goodness as well. and tony is somebody... tony is a composite of various men ive met who committed repeat homicide. and what is striking about them, i think, is that they were often men who had double lives, that they had aspects of their life that were good and positive and ordinary and pro—social. but the cruelty and the violence came out in very particular contexts, and then they kind of lost control of it. and many of the men ive seen in this context were glad to be caught. but i mean,...

You want a different outcome -- and you might -- change the standard. tonight we have the person who made the most important and risky call in this trial, second to the law at play, the second biggest factor was rittenhouse taking the stand in his own defense. counselor mark richards, attorney for kyle rittenhouse, helped make that call. counselor, appreciate you taking the opportunity. >> good evening. >> how difficult a call was it? >> you know, myself and cory obviously went around and around...

Counselor, appreciate you taking the opportunity. >> good evening. >> how difficult a call was it? >> you know, myself and cory obviously went around and around with it. we felt as though we had a witness, a client, who could tell his story. he was articulate, fairly intelligent. he didnt have any damage. he didnt have prior convictions or never been in trouble. he was a police cadet, fire cadet, pro social. we thought he could do it. there was obviously a lot of work that went into it. we did a...

Heinous. its 1984, its not 1955 and ralph northam had positioned himself as a prosocial justice democratic even though hes more of a centrist democrat. when you position yourself that way and all of a sudden, your past shows that perhaps you had different dispositions, then your professional life is a bit of a contradiction. >> lets talk about the times. 1984, there was controversial time especially in new york city area. i remember reverend al doing protests when i was living here as a kid. >> ...