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Originally Posted by nieuwy-89
Great discussion here and I don't want to sound flippant - but for me it comes down to good vs evil. Mental illness may be a factor but I know many people with mental illness who do not murder people. In fact I'm related to a few. They deal with their mental illnesses.
That's why I despise the argument that this man should be excused or absolved if his crime, and that somehow it is society's fault. There is help available, this guy chose to ignore it and murder people instead.
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He didn't choose to ignore it. He was medicated by all reports, and took 6 months to deal with it. Society didn't shun him, it helped him. When the recommendation came in he isn't fit, instead of being a man and accepting his fate, he had a 150 life taking tantrum like a petulant, murderous child.He knew exactly what he was doing, no voice told him to, and all the evidence points to this being thought out and pre-meditated.
That's what makes this even worse. The professionals did what they could within their legal powers, and he just blew them off, ripped up the recommendation and did what he did. If anything he has done a total dis-service to those dealing with these types of problems, as now, it will give people without any empathy to mental issues, more ammo to persecute people dealing with them.