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Originally Posted by Banner
I like how you ignored everything else in my post except the bolded part. Like I said, you don't know this guy on a personal level. You only know the crime he committed. Your insight on why he would do what he did is mostly speculation on your part. Those who actually knew of his character and saw him every day react differently to his actions than you do. I'm not defending Matt, neither are his friends. Murder is inexcusable but he shouldn't be treated like a mass murderer who takes pleasure in killing people. Something that we don't know about caused him to do this, and based on his character and what people who knew him say, could probably be mental illness.
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people who "knew" him are also biased...there is a reason nobody on the jury can know the suspect.
I also question how well some "knew" him...people come out of the woodwork in these situations (went to HS with him, couple classes, had beers one time, mutual friends ect.) It would take someone who knew him WELL and spent time with him recently to really know what was going on. Any psychologist will tell you nobody just "snaps" there are always signs.