On the contrary, the people I know who have a mental illness keep saying that they want to have a normal life and that they want to be recognized as being normal in a sense. But I feel that failing to provide better supervision to those who commit the worst crime of all will stigmatize the people who live good lives despite their mental disorders.
I have personally dealt with depression and I suffer from post-traumatic stress. It is very difficult for me to get back to my normal life. I haven’t killed anyone. We must not forget that a crime was committed. I think that is part of the reality. So those people need to have better support.
We are told that the risk of recidivism is low. We are talking about a recidivism rate of 1%. Would you want your wife, your children or your grandchildren to be part of that 1% or 2%? When I think about what happened to me, I think that the number is high compared to how little we are asking for.