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Nope, didn't do that at all. Try reading before you post.
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Sure you did. You said if schizophrenics are not criminally responsible, then why aren't drug addicts afforded the same courtesy. Look. Right here....
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It certainly seems odd to me that if this guy is allowed out of jail as long as he is on his meds, then shouldn't the rest of the people in jail have something similar offered? Why have we gone so far in this case?
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That implies that mental illness is mental illness is mental illness and the people with these conditions all have the same symptoms and behaviors and cognitive functioning. And that's not correct.
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Seriously? This is primarily a hockey message board. Perhaps we should all stop posting about hockey because we aren't pro players? --Some of the posters have actually provided some interesting points on both sides of the argument without having to insult people. Someone would have to be coo coo to not consider this case controversial or to wish silencing those that appose the decision.
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So yeah. Hockey and schizophrenia are also a bit different. There are no special degrees and only minor training involved when opining on hockey. I agree that people have added great information and opinions. And some have added incorrect opinions born from nothing more than a passing knowledge of this case that contradict people who have decades of training and life times of experience. Just because it's an opinion doesn't make it correct. And just because doctors have made mistakes in the past doesn't make a total lack of education and experience a better place to ground an opinion. If you philosophically believe mentally ill people deserve to be punished the same as people of sound mind then have at it. That's a valid proposal. Just don't tell me that addressing childhood trauma is a valid course of treatment for schizophrenia, or that medication never works, or drug addicts deserve the same mental status assessment as schizophrenics. All fake news.