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Originally Posted by zamler
For people that feel sorry for Matthew, care to explain why? He made a choice and that choice cost the lives of 5 people. Why does he deserve sympathy? Serious question.
If someone gets drunk and kills 5 people, do you feel sorry for that person?
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It's not necessarily a choice he made.
My mother has schizophrenia or however you spell it. If you think she chooses the way that she lives you are not living in reality.
I'm not saying the end answer, but it sounds like he likely has a serious mental disorder based on no priors and this was so out of character.
If indeed it was a mental disorder, the reason "why" is much more complicated. A cursory knowledge of mental education would understand in that case this was not a concious choice, and if so, this is very sad for everyone involved including Matt, that he was essentially born with a serious mental disorder that he has no ability to control, perhaps no different than say, cancer. It's not like drinking and then doing something dumb. In that scenario he has chosen to drink. He didn't choose to have a mental, uncontrollable defect. That makes zero sense.
It's possible he's also a ruthless d-bag, but what have we read about the kid that would make you think that? More evidence will come forward, but I think anyone who has some knowledge or background with mental education and illness would be patient to hear and review all of the facts before formulating a final decision on the matter. Locking up someone and telling them to go to hell doesn't bring back the 5 kids who died here. But understanding why this happened might help control future episodes from future cases of similar fashion.