I wouldn't like to see this case sidetracked in court more on the murderer & his syndromes/illness/symptoms/mental health, somehow we are swayed in some instances to actually sympathise with a murderer because of a 'bad childhood', disfunctional family, mental issues & whatever else, it gets lost somewhere along the line that the same person up till yesterday could vote, drink, drive, work & participate in everyday activities as everyone else
Once that person commits a crime, he/she is no longer that "quiet, polite person" that everyone knew, & is this raging lunatic with a knife or gun & a hundred excuses why this person should have some lenient sentence - all the attention gets focused on the criminals mental health & the victim & their families are left behind.
Ok, this does not apply to every case, just seems in the last few years it occurs more often than it should. We are told almost everyday what a wealthy country we are, yet there always seems the lack of money/resources when it comes to perhaps preventing alot of these crimes.
It is when something happens that an army of officials from various professions that come out in bounds telling us how it could have been prevented, the signs were there, etc. Waste of money and resources after the event
I am sick of hearing of ppl who have managed to kill a person or a family & the whole trial later develops into this marathon of saving him/her from a harsh penalty because they were sick/mental - alot of these so called ppl with mental issues, are sane enough to plot & commit a crime, go to
extraordinary lengths to hide, lie, only when caught are they insane with usually the bad & abusive childhood element thrown in.
I just hope that this case does not turn out like many, in which the families who have already suffered a loss, must endure mths & mths of a legal debate on how all of a sudden a brazen murderer is not responsible for his actions - as he is unwell.
I know this does not apply to all cases, it must be that I just hear & read time after time of similar things happening in our system.
Many of us here , on this forum might have had some kind of hardship, loss, battle, chiildhood drama, &/ perhaps past or current mental health issues, perhaps that is why I am not very tolerant when it comes to making excuses or feeling sympathy for a murderer, no matter what reason
Thanks, abit of venting