I can only imagine the time and costs this author has incurred in order to shed light on a real societal problem. And risk of harassment. When reading this, I remember so many cases of similar situations where those with nueropsychiatric illnesses suffered and caused suffering. And yet the state and the legal system is biased (think of law students who pass the bar but then denied to practice because of their mental illnesses – even when treated). Bipolar, schizophrenia, temporal lobe epilepsy – these are severe brain disorders that affect energy, mood, appetite, sleep, thought. The court transcripts continuously misinterpret the defendant here as having volition in his various communications (not just the criminal act itself). Tragedy could have been prevented if these illnesses were openly discussed in a manner as cancer or any other illness is discussed to get at the root of the problem.