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Originally Posted by Dion
Keeping someone locked up for life for something he had no control over is not justice. Especially when his disease can be treated with medication. He can be rehabilitated and this what our justice system strives for when possible. We are not a barbaric society that throws away the key because people want to exact revenge for what he did.
Schizophrenia is not something you choose to have, it chooses you. It's a horrible disease that affects countless people all over the world. In this case it sadly wasn't diagnosed in time.
Institutionalizing DeGroot for life isn't going to bring back the lives of those he killed, nor is it going to bring peace to the families.
My sympathy goes to both families.
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Like I said. If you could say this to the faces of the victims families then I would believe that you mean this.
No parent should have to face the tragedy of outliving their child. Never mind it happens because of such a brutal act.