I haven't been able to find a copy of the judgement so I can't really comment. Unless you want me to jump to quick emotional conclusions about how evil Borsch was or how stupid the justice system is.
In my own mind, I can understand how suffering from a mental disorder can vitiate the mental fault element that is necessary in many criminal offences. I think the part that a lot of people have problems with is accepting PTSD as a proper mental disorder. None of us were in the court room, none of us heard the expert testimony and had an opportunity to see how it held up under cross-examination. I don't think any of us has had a chance to read the judge's decisions either. It's difficult to come to form a proper opinion on this specific case without those kinds of things.
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