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There's two conversations going on and it's causing a lot of unnecessary arguing. Some people are talking about wanting to understand who Matt was prior to this incident to understand how he got to where he was. In that discussion is speculation about whether or not various types and degrees of mental illness could have be a factor. There is also a discussion about feeling sympathetic for the person he was formerly for being faced with whatever it was that ####ed his brain up and made him do this, if in fact it was something out of his control. No one in this conversation is saying that if this was some jealous anger based issue where he was just an awful deplorable human being there should be any sympathy for him. It's about the other possibility. Until we get more info, it's as likely as any other scenario.

The other conversation seems to be based on looking at Matt as he is now, who is a guy who most certainly killed 5 people (to use zamler's words, in cold blood). That guy deserves to be locked up and segregated from society. If he has a mental illness, he should be treated, but it's a pretty contentious issue (look at Vince Li) if someone who did something so horrific should ever be reintegrated.

This thread is starting to reflect poorly on all of us though. Should probably try to take it in a better direction.