Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community - View Single Post - Man who beheaded fellow bus passenger wants to live on his own

Cecil Terwilliger · 02-10-2017, 11:14 PM

Couple random thoughts, I wouldn't consider his rehabilitation a success until he proves he can function in society without supervision and that may be a life long test. The success will be if we never hear his name in the news again (for a negative reason).

I understand the desire to point to the diagnosis by his doctor(s) but it is important to remember they aren't infallible. They're no doubt more qualified and in a better position to judge his mental state than the general public, or people on CP, but they could be wrong. Approving his absolute discharge doesn't somehow prove he's ready to be alone or mean that he can't regress, it just means that within the parameters and powers granted to them, he meets the requirements for release.

It's actually laughable to say he's unconditionally not a threat to society. There is literally a specified condition of his release that he has to be taking his medication to not be a threat. Not only that but even his doctors no doubt have a threshold of freedom vs public safety and there has to be an acceptable level of risk for his release, albeit judged by them to be very, very low.

02-10-2017, 11:14 PM	#385
Cecil Terwilliger That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Springfield Penitentiary Exp:	Couple random thoughts, I wouldn't consider his rehabilitation a success until he proves he can function in society without supervision and that may be a life long test. The success will be if we never hear his name in the news again (for a negative reason). I understand the desire to point to the diagnosis by his doctor(s) but it is important to remember they aren't infallible. They're no doubt more qualified and in a better position to judge his mental state than the general public, or people on CP, but they could be wrong. Approving his absolute discharge doesn't somehow prove he's ready to be alone or mean that he can't regress, it just means that within the parameters and powers granted to them, he meets the requirements for release. It's actually laughable to say he's unconditionally not a threat to society. There is literally a specified condition of his release that he has to be taking his medication to not be a threat. Not only that but even his doctors no doubt have a threshold of freedom vs public safety and there has to be an acceptable level of risk for his release, albeit judged by them to be very, very low. Last edited by Cecil Terwilliger; 02-10-2017 at 11:19 PM.