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Originally Posted by Barbecue
Saw the most ridiculous response to this on facebook regarding the insanity evaluation...
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Honestly, I agree with that Facebook post.
I knew Josh from a few of my business classes and he was a great guy and Matt was a year older than me as we both took Psychology.
I think people are way too busy trying to figure out how to punish the suspect and arguing over silly stuff and very little time is being spent on remembering the victims and praying for them.
It's a tough time for everyone and the timing couldn't be worse for university students and friends with the already high levels of stress due to final exams coming up.
Obviously, Matt had a lot going for him as it isn't easy to get into Law School and graduate with distinction. In this case, most likely something really wrong happened with his state of mind and it should open the eyes of the public when it comes to mental illnesses.
It's really frustrating seeing how people like to keep a blind-eye towards these issues and how little focus goes into prevention and intervention measures for the general public. It is very easy to call for the death penalty and hope that he rots in jail forever (don't get me wrong, he deserves to be punished for his actions), however, it is very easy to point fingers.
This could happen to anyone where they may no longer be in touch with reality and perform such an act. Keep in mind, this guy had no criminal record prior to this act, people who know him cannot believe he would commit such an act and he had a lot going for him academically. I know he deserves to be punished but consider for one second if you were having a schizophrenic episode and you woke up to find out that you had murdered 5 people. People really need to calm down and wait for further analysis on this case.
A lot of what I said may not make sense, however, I encourage you all to keep everyone in your thoughts and prayers, including the victims, friends/family, first respondents and the suspect.