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kestrel91316

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6. I don't think he qualifies. He's mentally ill, and not in a small way.

Reply to RT Atlanta (Reply #1)

Thu May 24, 2012, 10:29 AM

May 2012

IIRC he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia.

IOW, while he is quite dangerous because he acts on his delusions, he is not inherently evil. His case is tragic for everyone involved, including him.

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I don't think he qualifies. He's mentally ill, and not in a small way. kestrel91316 May 2012 #6

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