Unfortunately there is no perfect solution. It is a horrible thing that happened and no matter what things cannot be changed. Personally I would hope that he is properly rehabilitated and slowly integrated into society with constant monitoring of his medicine intake with blood test and him having to see a psychologist for the rest of his life. In the end he obviously was not in control and no one around him saw the problems (which is another problem lots of people who don't know what to look for, myself included). I think a lot of people are asking rational questions and viewing it from a rational perspective, while Vincent Li was not in a position to be rational.
As for locking him away or executing him. Here is a moral question. If this was a 12 year old kid who did something like this what would you do? Obviously as many have pointed out he cannot be "cured" only treated and there are never any guarantees. Would you say that a child should be locked away forever because you cannot guarantee anyone safety.
Like i said its a difficult situation and I wouldn't envy those having to make these decisions.
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