I think Dion has the most rational point here. He has a condition that has been diagnosed and properly treated, but the only way it stays that way is with proper medication. If this was a shot in the arm it would be different, but there is a daily regiment that must be followed. Unless you can administer that with 100% certainty he shouldn't be released on his own.
It sounds like what he's getting is just a very minor day pass. While it seems like this is a slippery slope to him living on his own, it appears as though the doctors realize he likely can't be left to his own devices at any point.
I'm sure I'll take heat for the opinion (and I'll probably just steer clear of the discussion because I'm a huge pansy), but I don't hate the idea of him getting escorted leave. What he did wasn't done out of selfishness or greed, it was done out of sickness. That doesn't make it right, but it does change how I feel he should be treated. It's a tough situation because he CAN be essentially "fixed", whereas somebody like a pedophile (in my opinion) cannot. It isn't focus groups and talking about your feelings, it's brain chemistry and it can be altered. As mentioned above, I don't think he should be given anything beyond escorted leave for short intervals just because keeping him medicated is so essential.
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