A common defense in popular culture mythology - which is very different from actual law.

Reality would be more that if you have no money of your own, and there is no one connected to your acts that has nay money, you are fairly judgment proof - I can sue you, but I will never be able to collect.

The insanity plea is like that - a lot of people believe it is a defense, it is actually something defendants try very hard to avoid, as it leads to indefinate sentences, often after which the regular sentence is still imposed. Further, 'avoiding all responsibility by insanity' is nearly impossible to manage. Yet popular culture believes these things are frequent defenses.

Law is full of situations like this.

Truth has no value without backing by unfounded belief.
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