If the person that killed all those people at VT was schizophrenic is he still responsible for what happened?

One person's mental illness should not be anyone else's problem. There are a bunch of crazy people in this world and if any of them decide to go postal, they should be held responsible. In fact, I don't believe in an insanity plea. Everyone uses that now and it's just a way for murderers to go to hospitals instead of prison.....ridiculous.

Schizophrenia may not have to occupy a person 24/7. However if he commits the crime at the time that an episode occur, then he may not be responsible. In that case, he can plea not guilty by reason of insanity and would be place in a mental institution. But i dont think he was delusional at the time of the shooting. I believe he knows what he's doing and was aware of the consequences.

He bought the gun long before he went on the killing spree, it was premeditated mass murder. Even if it is proven he was "mentally unstable", he is still responsible for their deaths.

"Liberal pansies" Gman? Please grow up. It is not foolish or weak to regulate deadly weapons. The fact of the matter is 32 people might still be alive today if this nutjob couldn't of just walked into a sporting goods store and picked up a Glock.

There has to be a limit to how much you can skate by on your diagnosis. I work at a mental health clinic, and you wouldn't believe how many people who have mental disorders use it to get away with crap.

I'm saying that there has to be a point at which someone is accountable for his/her own actions. Things like rape, child abuse, molestation, and massive slaughter are inexcusable!

Yea, he wasnt schizophrenic, just troubled, he was on antidepressants, and he was aware of his actions. He left notes saying he was doing it to get out at the popular and rich kids. The sad thing is this will just rile up the liberal pansies that say we need gun control. Its all over now he shot himself.

GUNS DONT KILL PEOPLE PEOPLE KILL PEOPLE.

they might not have confidence it. they might think of somebody doctored up the action picture. it ought to be very freightening and throw them deeper into denial. My mom has Alzheimers. I even have puzzled the comparable component approximately her. in the past she became into clinically determined with that, she became into clinically determined with schizophrenia. She never believed what we informed her she did, because of the fact it became into out of her prevalent character. enable a expert take care of it. I had in many situations puzzled if it would help an alcholic to verify a video of him/herself intoxicated.

If a tree falls in the woods...

He's dead, all of the courts in the world dont mean anything now.

Is he wrong- yes

Should someone be accountable for allowing him to have an arsenal-yes

Who pulled the trigger?

The one that pulls the trigger is the one that is guilty of killing!!