[Dion]

Originally Posted by Captain_Obvious

Sorry, I'm not buying an ounce of what you're selling, and find your entire stance to reek of self righteousness.

Judging by your hard line stance on this issue I wouldn't expect you to agree with what i'm saying. There seems to be a line drawn in the sand on this issue with no one changing thier views. If offering up my understanding is self righousness - you're free to believe what you want.

I have no emotional feelings invested in the case or the judgement / sentencing.

I just happen to think that in crimes that are particularly heinous and abhorrent the punishment should be as harsh as possible regardless of the circumstances.

What part of the judgemnt handed down by the court do you disagree with?

I get that you had an eye opening experience at some point in regards to mental illness, but again, we're talking about a guy who murdered, beheaded and ate another human being.

My views don't change based on the seriousness of the act. It repulses me that he did what he did, but at the same time he has a disease that needs to be treated. He is where he should be.

Speaking of those emotionally invested in the case, Id' love to hear you drop your casual education on the subject to the immediate family of Tim McLean. You can tell them all about the wide spread ignorance on mental illness and talk to them about their emotional involvement in the judgement.

I'm sure some have tried if the family has reached out for grief support. I hope and pray they are able to make peace with what has happened and be able to move on.

In the grand scheme of things I'm all for eradicating the stigma surrounding mental illness... but in this case I'm more concerned about the stigma of grossly exaggerating the long term comfort of a monstrous killer.

I'm sure a mental hospital for the criminaly insane is no country club.

And FYI your "people like me" comment couldn't have been more ignorant. You just grouped me with teenagers at a school who belittle suicide attempts for not feeling sympathy for a brutal murderer.

I didn't ask you to feel sympathy for a brutal murder.

If I were to use the same level of ignorance I'd point out that because of "people like you"... the guy who beheaded and ate someone is going to get leisurely day passes to stroll about town while the guy he killed and partially ate remains dead and gone.

I'm quite aware of what he did and who is dead. I'm just not a person who is hell bent on revenge or one who wants an eye for an eye type punishment - not saying you are. His treatment has made him a non threat to the other people in the hospital or his shrink and workers who watch over him. If were going to keep him in a hospital setting for the rest of his life, it only makes sense that we take away the threat.