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Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!
And voila. You've answered your own question.
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The core condition is not their fault though. Nobody asks for a mental illness. And an argument can be made their actions are of a direct result of it. If Jim wasn't addicted to gambling, he would not have robbed a bank. If Jane wasn't a sex addict, she wouldn't have strangled her lover for leaving her. If Jerry wasn't an alcoholic, he wouldn't have killed that family in that accident.
Those people do not get leniency even though all of their actions are of a direct result of their mental illness. Saying Li had no control is semantics to me. Because in an age of open communication and so much knowledge, the second the Alien Lizard Demons start chanting for you to carve out the heart of a innocent bystander, there had to be some responsibility on the individual to seek help before it spirals out of control. Society as a whole knows this is not a normal condition, or chain of events. And there is without doubt in my mind the individual has enough lucid moments to question it. This isn't the 1800's. And you are not going to be burned at the stake. You will get help.
Let's not forget this guy functioned perfectly fine for many years, and to not question these voices and seek treatment, bears some responsibility on him in my eyes.