From an article about his release [1]: "... we have to be respectful of people who disagree with the decision on that basis, but recognize that we've made a de

From an article about his release [1]: "... we have to be respectful of people who disagree with the decision on that basis, but recognize that we've made a decision as a civilized country that we don't punish people who really didn't know what they were doing at the time of the offence, and really didn't know that they were doing something wrong, and that's a very, very small subset of people..." In the US, our insanity defense laws are setup to maintain the appearance that we are a civilized country during the court phase - and then after the case vanishes from the headlines, we become savages that lock these people in padded rooms, often until they die. Canada actually is a civilized country that is willing to abide by the spirit of such laws, even when the outcome is controversial. I'm an American, but I find myself cringing more and more when I say that these days. [1] http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/vince-li-discharge-1.3977278 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/vince-li-discharge-1....