Beheading victim's mom vows to fight killer's release

I agree Blue. and reading the past stories on this guy, makes one wonder why he was walking around with a friggin huge Butcher Knife when he was sane!

It's live on CTVnewsnet right now, he's been found not criminally responsible.  They are saying he's going to be in a "very secure setting," but not a prison, and treated, to maybe someday emerge from this "phychotic disorder."

obviously because a man commits an evil insane act of murder, right away the words (psychiatrist and disorder) are presented on his behalf. Its the answer for everything evil related these days. "mental illness" someone needs some expensive psycho analyzing before society can except him once again. NO don't release him back into society, YES shoot the mad animal and put him and society out of its misery.

No I,m with the mother of the victim.  she is right to seek proper justice for the sake of her sons memory alone, As for mental illness it should not be played down,  this man may well be cured tho doubtful. He should be locked up for life. God love Carol and give her the strength to fight on. For the loss of her beloved son is a sad burden to bare.

He should be locked up for the rest of his life in such a way that he can't hurt other inmates nor can he hurt the caretakers who have to deal with him on a daily basis.

I don't know how insane he is. I would like to read reports. Did he hear voices? Is he a paranoid schizophrenic?

Roy, he was not only diagnosed with schizophrenia, he was diagnosed before becoming a Canadian citizen!

"The attack was sudden and came as Li caught a glimpse of the sunlight and heard God's voice telling him that McLean was a threat," Dr. Rootenberg testified. "The voice said, `Do it now ... If you don't, he's going to kill you.'"

Here's an accounting of his life and the events on the bus, appropriately called "Raise A Little Hell." - it comes with an advisory, as it has some pretty gruesome details.

The idea that Li could ever be released back into the general population is highly distressing. Obviously, he is ill and, therefore, not criminally responsible.  However, the nature of his illness is such that he poses an extreme and unacceptable risk to the rest of society.  The justice system should be able to deal with him humanely, but in a way that protects the rest of society.  As it is, he is going to be evaluated yearly to see if he is fit for release.  This is completely unacceptable.  

Criminally insane, those responsible for letting run loose, also responsible.

First off anyone saying he should be shot or hung should be expelled out of our country Capital Punishment is for those living in the dark ages so go join the American Military or go live in Texas if you believe in that archaic brand of "justice".

It is a very tough issue here but what people don't seem to read into is that you don't carry around a big hunting knife unless you are already crazy!  It's not like he was completely sane then with the snap of a finger became completely insane.  He is a paranoid schizophrenic, and thus, carries with him very real and terrifying thoughts that there is always someone or some unexplainable thing that is out to destroy him.  Depending on the extremity of your schizophrenia you can have different levels of psychotic episodes.

I've said it before and I say it again, for the public's safety he needs to be cared for by the government in a facility for mental health permanently until they find an outright cure for these kinds of psychotic episodes.  This doesn't mean releasing him to the public so that he can forget to take his medication and have a relapse.  He needs at least 2 people with him 24/7 to make sure his medication is administered whether he wants it or not.  Until the government is willing to fund these kinds of systems he should stay in their care for the protection of the public.

This is the cause that Tim's mom should be fighting for.  You need to fight for a cure for this disease.  Would you not rather have these people treated with openness and empathy so that they are not afraid to seek treatment BEFORE these terrible things happen?  I don't mean the doctors I mean everyone in the world, and I know it's almost impossible for a lot of people to feel anything for someone that has done something like this but like I said before, go ahead and execute him or put him in jail forever if you want.  If you want to deal with this disease you need more funding to search for a cure and support to protect the public from these people.   Executing him or putting him in jail for life will just polarize already alienated people and cause them to try and hide their disease more and I can garauntee there are people out there like Li who are following this story right now.

Tim you didn't die in vain and I hope you bring about some positive change past the stupid comments and ideals regarding a lot of serious issues many people in our country seem to have.

Once again our justice system comes through for us - oh no wait.. that didn't happen at all...

Wonderful, all these comments. Is that what is called nuance, humanity and understanding?

This guy needs to be locked away for life. Period. Put him where the hell you like...call it what you like....diagnose him as you want.....consider him as what you like....Look after him well....But lock him away for good for god's sake. 

How about understanding the mother??!!

(Sorry to be PC incorrect here.....)

If there is justice in this world, perhaps he will die in his sleep. Funny how this man (or animal) had sanity enough to get a Good education in this country, and to marry and devorce, and to hold down at times more than one job at a time. Funny how he came aboard the bus with weapons...Spells out premeditation to me...What about the note he left his exwife???? I think he knew exactly what he was doing...I think poor Tim was the random target....Perhaps as Li looked at it, he may put up the least fight...He should not be allowed any kind of normal life with other people ever...We would be better off if he would die. God bless Tim's family...My heart goes out to you.

Knowing the PC mentality of Canada today, he will definitely walk. Knowing that he is a minority he will also have the right to sue for some "I'm a victim of racism" legal standpoint.  Question is, how much will he get??

I do hope she can find the right legal angles and support to make this happen. There are some people that might be considered "sick" in the technical sense but without  proper treatment, sick minds on the loose translates to evil in the world.