Dion. I get you want to educate us all and have sympathy for Li/Baker. It is possible to sympathize with his plight, and at the same time want him locked up. I don't deny he was acting on a force beyond his control. I don't deny he has remorse. But I don't care.
His body, his teeth and his hands still committed this act. And if denying him freedom seems cruel, so be it. I'm cruel.
At the expense of society looking cruel, and backwards, I'm ok in this case. The safety of the general public, the value of Greyhound as a company who employs thousands, and the sanctity and peace of mind of the hundreds of people he has victimized, and will continue to victimize to their grave, trumps any freedom he has earned. I don't care what the experts say, I want him locked away safely. And that's my opinion.
And I am dreading the day they set DeGrood free and the hug-in that arises here starts for him. I had the opportunity to meet the parents of a victim. And they have ZERO sympathy for his plight.
I don't deny mental illness needs to be studied and understood. But I don't believe these potential time bombs should be roaming the streets after they have proven what their minds and bodies are capable of during an episode.
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