Musolino's defense: changed tense of a word
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| Famed Italian criminologist [[Cesare Lombroso]] described Musolino as a highly intelligent, megalomaniacal "born criminal," destined from birth to engage in criminality mainly due to his epilepsy.<ref name=":0">Lombroso, C. (1902). [https://archive.org/details/sim_nuo...ti_1902-02_181/page/508/mode/2up?view=theater L’ultimo Brigante]. ''Nuova Antologia 1902-02: Vol 181'', ''181'', 508–516.</ref> Lombroso wrote that the family histories of epilepsy and criminality were intertwined and greatly contributed to Musolino's epileptic attacks and the resulting violent acts he committed. He also attributed Musolino's criminality to his falling into a group of southern Calabrians of Albanian and Greek heritage who were naturally predisposed to living lives of violence.<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":0" /> | Famed Italian criminologist [[Cesare Lombroso]] described Musolino as a highly intelligent, megalomaniacal "born criminal," destined from birth to engage in criminality mainly due to his epilepsy.<ref name=":0">Lombroso, C. (1902). [https://archive.org/details/sim_nuo...ti_1902-02_181/page/508/mode/2up?view=theater L’ultimo Brigante]. ''Nuova Antologia 1902-02: Vol 181'', ''181'', 508–516.</ref> Lombroso wrote that the family histories of epilepsy and criminality were intertwined and greatly contributed to Musolino's epileptic attacks and the resulting violent acts he committed. He also attributed Musolino's criminality to his falling into a group of southern Calabrians of Albanian and Greek heritage who were naturally predisposed to living lives of violence.<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":0" /> |
| When he was held in Catanzaro prior to this trial, Musolino had several episodes of epileptic seizures, although the prison director said he believed he was faking it. Musolino claimed during the trial that these episodes had been real and occurring for several years, with them having been at their worst while he was on the run.<ref name=":4" /> | While he was held in Catanzaro prior to this trial, Musolino had several episodes of epileptic seizures, although the prison director said he believed he was faking it. Musolino claimed during the trial that these episodes had been real and occurring for several years, with them having been at their worst while he was on the run.<ref name=":4" /> |
| During this trial, Musolino did not refute the notion that he'd killed many people; his defense was that he would shoot openly rather than ambushing his victims, that he would only kill people who had attacked him first, and that he would only kill those he deemed to be traitors.<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":6" /> Musolino argued that he had possessed a moral justification for killing those who had lied at his first trial.<ref name=":02" /> | During this trial, Musolino did not refute the notion that he'd killed many people; his defense was that he would shoot openly rather than ambushing his victims, that he would only kill people who had attacked him first, and that he would only kill those he deemed to be traitors.<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":6" /> Musolino argued that he had possessed a moral justification for killing those who had lied at his first trial.<ref name=":02" /> |
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