The underlying basis of the insanity defense is that __________.
A. people who have a mental illness should not be punished
B. people who have a mental illness cannot ever form the intent needed to commit a crime, so they shouldn't be punished
C. even if a criminal act was committed, a mentally ill person may lack moral blameworthiness, and so shouldn't be punished
D. even if they had the required intent for a crime, the mentally ill still shouldn't be punished
Answer: C
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