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Originally Posted by dissentowner
The system is broke. This guy should never be free, mentally not guilty be damned. Now that he is mentally sound on meds he should stand trial for murder. I understand about mental health but the bottom line is this guy murdered a young man and his family has to live with the fact there is zero justice for him.
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While it doesn't seem fair, justice is not really the point. Is there justice when an earthquake swallows someone up? That's kinda the way you need to look at it (whether you agree or not). He was found not criminally responsible. That means he's not a criminal. So it shouldn't matter if he is well now. You don't go from being not guilty to guilty just because things are getting better for you. He didn't know what he was doing when he did it (say the experts and the ruling, and yes some people will want to argue that, but that's where we are right now). The incident falls under 'crappy things that happen sometimes that are nearly impossible to prevent'. Not murder, and not a case of justice.
Now yes, it's natural to feel that way, because it does involve another person's actions. But say you could prove without a shadow of a doubt it wasn't Li's fault and he was really a victim too (say a alien mind control ray in a sci-fi setting) how does putting him in jail equal justice for the family? For Li? For society?
The question here should be, 'does he pose further risk?' I'm no expert, and I've been saying listen to the doctors for most of this saga, but this feels WAY too early for me, if it should happen at all.