The Lennie Standard, in the court of law, originated in 2002, in Texas. The Lennie Standard is used to bar the execution of intellectually disabled people. The use of the Lennie Standard spares criminals this punishment …show more content…
He still realizes he has hurt someone, and doesn’t wish to hurt people. In the novel, the narrator says, “Lennie looked sadly up at him. ‘They was so little,” he said apologetically” (Steinbeck 10). Of Mice and Men uses people emotional connection to Lennie’s character to build up unintentional sympathy for criminals with intellectual disabilities. No matter how bad we may feel for Lennie’s condition, we must realize not all cases are similar enough to this fictional character. The Lennie Standard, while a good step in the right direction for justice for people with these illnesses, but there still needs to be steps taken to correct these