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Originally Posted by Dion
How can medicine not be taken when there is someone monitoring him everyday to make sure he takes his meds? Correct me if i'm wrong but you seem to be sayng the medical team in charge of De Grood is not taking this serious enough.
As for getting it wrong they have a Diagnostic criteria (DSM-5) for determining if a person has Schizophrenia.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/articl...59-overview#a2
Why would he be left untreated? That makes no sense at all.
The horrific acts were the result of a mental disorder he had no control over. We can treat that illness with medication where he can become a non threat to society.
There is also the real possibility that his medical team and review board determine he should not be released into society. To say he's a risk when that has yet to be determined......
Are you suggesting we don't treat De Groot to satisfy the families need for justice? |
I'm not saying they've misdiagnosed him I'm saying they have to ensure that the treatment is 100% conclusive that it will work. I highly doubt they have those numbers but could be pleasantly surprised. I think that regardless if I am pleasantly surprised my position is that I'm still uncomfortable with a person being released into society after an incident such as this because of the severity of it.
I'm not saying don't treat DeGrood, I'm saying keep him locked in a facility and then treat him. And if we must release him into society to feel good about ourselves then surely to hell make sure it's supervised at a minimum, forever.