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Originally Posted by HOOT
So how do these "professionals" connect his brain up again? Do they open him up like a engine and fix'er up?
No, it's the same brain and same person they are letting out. What is stopping those connections from coming loose again?
I just think that the hospital and/or doctor that let's him out should be held responsible for his actions once let out. They may put a lot more thought into letting people like this out if it comes back to them and their job/funding.
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There are no such assurances with any person who has broken the law.
No matter if it it was someone who embezzled money, no matter if it was someone who sexually abused children, no matter if it was someone who stole a loaf a bread and .......no matter if someone (who was not mentally competent at the time) did something truly horrendous. How does society know that upon release, either from prison, or from a mental instituiont, that these people will not go back to their prior ways?
The courts have not said the man did not commit the crime, they said he was not criminally responsible because of the fact that he was mentally incompetent at the time.
Most mental illnesses are a result of some chemical imbalance in the body. The hard part for the doctors, psychiatrists etc is to find the chemical that will put the balance back.
And even if they find that chemical, then how can they make sure the person continues to take the medications necessary. Or, even will the positive effects of that chemical wear off in time. So, how do we monitor those individuals to see if their medications are being taken or are still effective?
Or does society monitor them once they have been deemed fit to be released? Most people who have done jail time are not monitored upon their release from jail. Should those being released from a mental institution be treated any differently?
I think rather than ranting on about what Li did, we should be more concerned with aiming our concerns either at the Parole Board of Canada or perhaps reforming the Mental Health Act.