IrishMist
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Trying to use his mental illness to prove that he murdered the children is the problem here. As you said, not all teens with mental illness commit murder. In fact, I don't believe that it can be proven that all murderers were mentally ill as teenagers. I even question your statement that all teen murderers were mentally ill. All teens are "troubled." It is simply a part of being a teenager.
As I have said before, his past mental illness should have made him a person of interest, but the mental illness is not proof of anything other than he has had mental problems in the past. The prosecution needed to present some sort of evidence (other than the ramblings of a mentally challenged youth) to show Damien's guilt. They relied on the "Satanic ritual killing" (which was not proven) and a lot of innuendo, including bringing up his past mental health issues.
Therefore, using his past mental illness as proof of his crime is faulty logic to say the least, and IMO is unethical. That's my problem with the continued harping on his past mental health issues - that and the fact that, because he was a minor at the time, the records should not have been released. They should have remained sealed.
I "thanked" this post, but am quoting it now because I believe it bears repeating.
I also have a feeling it will *need* to be repeated several more times before we're through.