The “professional” surfer Jill Hansen has been found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity…
A quick recap: Hansen, a self-styled “professional” surfer in her early thirties, was charged with second-degree attempted murder for an attack in which she stole a 73-year-old woman’s car, ran her over with it, and attempted to flee.
Somewhat notorious in the surf world for her delusional self aggrandizement, Hansen is also known for performing what may be the best TEDX talk ever.
The trial, delayed due to her ongoing mental health issues, was a brief affair, involving only testimony from three mental health experts, “who all agreed that she suffered from multiple symptoms including voices, paranoia, and grandiose delusions and was not capable of understanding what she was doing was wrong.”
Dr Tom Cunningham, a psychologist who’d examined Hansen both before, and after, the attack asserted on Wednesday, “She has had this very serious illness for a long time. I know that the prosecution pointed out just because you have this disorder doesn’t mean you are not responsible for what you do, but she has been seriously impaired for a long time.”
Lest the ruling confuse any of the more bloody minded among us, this does not mean Hansen gets off scot-free. Far from it.
Rather than a clearly defined sentence, Hansen now faces an indeterminate time in Hawaii’s only state run mental institution. (Click here to read about that.)
It is NOT a happy place.
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you really thought her TED talk was the best one ever? How…bizarre.
It looks as though tedx has taken down the video. What a shame
Every surf town has the one delusional surfer, maybe even more, thankfully not all of them get to take the stage at a Tedx talk, that was mind blowingly cringe worthy, I am embarrassed for the audience, good to know she doesn’t see herself as really famous though.
Only one?
She looks like one of the faces of meth posters
I’d still hit it
Really?
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thats funny,,,,,,
Nothing a day at the spa can’t fix. Plus I”ve been living out east. Thats a 7-7.5 by the standards here. East coast wave standards also translate equally to women.
nevermind, I just listened to her tedx talk. What little self respect I had managed to appear while listening to her schizophrenic babble .