[Dion]

Originally Posted by Captain_Obvious

It's got nothing to do with ignorance, and it's quite pompous of you to suggest that continuously when you've already admitted you were ignorant to it yourself before something close to you opened your eyes on the subject.

When are you going to educate yourself as opposed to letting your emotions determine what judgement should be handed out.

If someone suffering from schizophrenia or any other mental illness tries to hurt themselves or someone else in a fairly minor incident, that's one thing.

Again: public bus + beheading + murder + cannibalism.

Maybe your recent casual expertise on the subject of mental illness cranks up your sympathy level *for this particular case* a few nothces. If that's so, you're entitled to your opinion. I'm not telling you you're wrong or ignorant.

It has nothing to do with "sympathy" but rather an understanding of why he did what he did and how medical teatment can take away that "threat " he poses to society and more importantly those who work and monitor him. That understanding takes away fear that some people have about Li when he's on an escorted day parole.

I don't care whether it was malice, mental illness or demons that made this guy do it. It was one of the more horrific crimes in recent memory and I don't think those who lack empathy for this guy and feel he should rot is an unreasonable position on this particular case.

Because of people like you, more and more of those suffering from schizophrenia and other mental illnesses will not come forward for treatment. Fear is what keeps them from seeking help. Sad thing is incidents like Li's can be prevented if we can remove the negitive stigma that goes with it.

You might not share that opinion, but stop acting like you're above it because of some higher level of casual education on the subject.

I'm glad you're not in a position to be handing out sentences. Forcing someone to "rot" for a disease he/she did not ask for is unreasonable and quite sad.