It is worst when patients are away from their loved one (Vincent happened to be seeking work away from home, if he was close to his family they could have shaped him back to reality). As a result of being away, his voices were more vocal. In this case, he believed that the man next to him was trying to kill him. What would you were convinced that too?

Throughout the web, many people are voicing their opinions on this case. Many bluntly wanting him to be executed. But if they knew just a little about schizophrenia, more will not think that.

If he was at a state of reality and still castrated him, he deserves to be in jail. But he belongs in the hospital getting treatment from professional that understands him more. Regardless of his outcome, I have remorse for this killer when he fully realises what he did that one night. Clinicians who medicated him at the hospital said he still had episodes and continued talking to himself when given high doses. This guy is going to be in there for a long time if not for life. And can you imagine how people will treat him if he does get released?

My heart goes out to the Tim’s family who had to lived with this. I wouldn’t want my loved ones to be near a person who is experiencing an episode as freakish as his. But even if we replaced the judges and clinician ten times over we will get the same result of him being not criminally responsible.

Being a schizo is like being a celebrity. Can you imagine everybody assessing your every move? But the glamour is not there and there is no home or island vacations where you can escape it all.

Sadly not enough is known about Schizophrenia. Those who study this condition still cannot find a solid conclusion. Patients being studied are acting on their voices. How accurate can you perform a study if you cannot control the factors (voices) at play?

I think anyone who reads about this case should learn more about schizophrenia before forming an opinion. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophrenia