[Senator Clay Davis]

The fact he fled the scene is a strong argument against mental illness being involved in this. That tells me he was fully aware of the consequences that his actions entailed. Why else would he flee? Guilty people don't want to get caught after all. Vince Li is different because he committed his act, and then proceeded to ramp up the insanity. De Grood slaughtered his victims and ran. Very key difference in my opinion. One seems totally irrational and the other did the complete rational thing anyone would do after killing 5 people.

I think the reason for the strong reactions is Vince Li. He will get to be in society again at some point. I think people are worried the exact same thing will happen here, the eventually De Grood will be deemed not crazy and might actually rejoin society, even in a small way. I think the vast majority of people find that to be totally unacceptable. If this is mental illness, then fine so be it. But he should never, ever, get to be a part of society again. Locked up forever, in an institution or prison, should be the only options here.