I am so flippin angry right now I don’t know where to begin. Vincent Li.  That freakish barbaric attack in Winnipeg, has resulted in a hospital stay as punishment for the lunatic guilty of the crime. Vincent Li. Can you believe that? No I mean really, seriously. He is not going to spend one day in jail. Not one. Nada. Well, except I suppose the time in jail before the trial. I guess that was enough. Not only did he kill a man, but he stabbed him to death before mutilating his body, including cutting off his head and eating some of his body parts. Yes, Vincent Li did that.  Apparently both eyes and pieces of the victims heart were ingested. Yes I agree, a most bizarre and unusual thing.

But just because it IS so unusual and bizarre, does that mean he should get that type of “punishment?” And I use that term VERY lightly in this case. That is like saying ” the crime is so horrendous that we sane people can think of nothing else that would make us comfortable.” To quote a very wise man, “perhaps this is a man you did not fully understand,” and “some men just want to see the world burn.” How true that is, because we certainly cannot grasp how someone could do something like this.  And therefore, that person MUST be emotionally disturbed. And the arrogance spills forth, for now he will only be released back into society when he is no longer a threat. Seems to me a little hard to determine that when they cannot figure out what made Li do that in the first place. How is it even remotely possible that a doctor can say with absolute certainty that Li will never hear that voice again, and repeat his barbaric behaviour?

Justice John Scurfield  ruled that Li could not be held criminally responsible because “Persons who are profoundly ill do not have the mental capacity to intentionally commit a crime.” So, would someone please explain to me what profoundly ill means? Just before Vincent Li did this he was outside having a smoke and speaking with other passengers, and by all accounts was acting perfectly normal.  The judge went on to say “The evidence before the court indicates that Mr. Li could pose a significant risk to re-offend, if he were currently released or if he discontinued his psychotropic medication”. Now call me silly, but if Vincent Li was released who is going to babysit him 24/7 to make sure he takes his medicine? And with ANY risk to re-offend at all, I don’t see why that is even an option. Are the laws in this Country protecting us?

Something else to ponder. When Li was arrested by RCMP, he said “I’m guilty, please kill me.” Does that sound like a person that had no idea what he did was wrong?

What say you?

My deepest condolences to the McLean’s family, and you have my total support for Tim’s Law.