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Originally Posted by 8sPOT
I do understand that there's an illness involved. I suppose I'm just thinking from the victims' friends and family point of view. The possibility that you could run into this person while grocery shopping is a terrifying thought. I also believe that he likely is reminded daily that he brutally murdered a man he never even knew, and that is probably a form of torture for him as well.
Guess it comes down to empathizing with the victim and his family. Trying to picture what that bus scene must have been like, every single person on that bus, including the person we are discussing, would be big-time traumatized and seeing this news would bring all that back up.
I have a hard time sympathizing with the guy though, and what he wants. Which I know comes across as shallow and disparaging.
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All of this is great, but the law can't look at it from a sympathetic view for the victims. He was deemed not criminally responsible and has the right to live a life now. It would be a horrible country to live in if the powers that be could say "Yeah, this just doesn't feel right considering what happened, so we'll keep him locked up so everyone feels better".