ABC NEWS Verify has uncovered clues online as to the history of the man charged over the alleged attack on Helen Haines. His posting history reveals little evidence of malice towards the MP.
If it turns out that he was in a psychosis or whatever, it doesn’t excuse what he did but it might explain it. Why that is important is because you need to put in mechanisms to stop/minimize it in the future.
That’s an issue the woman he ran over campaigned on, and was actively in meetings with the government a few days before the incident to try to correct. Health care access in the region was Helen Haines’ big Thing
I absolutely get what you’re saying with explanation vs excuse. I agree with you as far as that goes. He sounds like he was very ill.
My point is that he’s still very nearly killed someone, and the person he chose was actively working to help him. There have to be consequences for that, even though he’s so ill.
Stick him in Thomas Embling, get him the care he needs and keep him from doing any more harm
Yeah I agree in principle. Unless they find he was trying to manage his mental health and was rejected etc etc (mental health is shitly managed) . But otherwise I agree, do the crime pay the time .
If it turns out that he was in a psychosis or whatever, it doesn’t excuse what he did but it might explain it. Why that is important is because you need to put in mechanisms to stop/minimize it in the future.
That’s an issue the woman he ran over campaigned on, and was actively in meetings with the government a few days before the incident to try to correct. Health care access in the region was Helen Haines’ big Thing
I absolutely get what you’re saying with explanation vs excuse. I agree with you as far as that goes. He sounds like he was very ill.
My point is that he’s still very nearly killed someone, and the person he chose was actively working to help him. There have to be consequences for that, even though he’s so ill.
Stick him in Thomas Embling, get him the care he needs and keep him from doing any more harm
Yeah I agree in principle. Unless they find he was trying to manage his mental health and was rejected etc etc (mental health is shitly managed) . But otherwise I agree, do the crime pay the time .