51. "It's okay to show compassion for people with mental illnesses" In response to In response to 39
It does seem cruel to 'punish' someone who was out of control.
I think the criminal justice system is flawed and does a poor job realizing its intention of providing safe living conditions to prevent crime from happening and holding violators accountable when laws are broken. The current conditions within prisons and jails are inhumane. And the great lengths the system goes to essentially throw people away is alarming and embarrassing. Especially given many violators aren't given a real chance of succeeding in the first place.
But bad behavior isn't justified under any circumstance, mental health condition or not.
There can't be a secure society without social boundaries. Winslow violated one and he should have his liberties withheld to allow him to sit with what he did for a very long time.
Someone having a mental health condition does not excuse or justify bad behavior. It explains it, gives a context for it. Maybe gives people a way to prevent the conditions for the wrongdoing to happen in the future.
The real question is why should Winslow be given a pass when his victims weren't? The effects of sexual trauma and assault are all-encompassing. His victims may heal, but they will never be the same. The hell Winslow lived with was passed onto MULTIPLE women. That can't be excused or tolerated.