He did not have mens rea for those attacks. He was just acting out his autistic anger.

'i didn't mean to shoot up the little kids in the classroom, just acting out on my autistic anger' plz no jail ty

This post was edited by ChocolateCoveredGummyBears on Dec 4 2023 10:56pm

But I am right though, he lacked the criminal intent, which is required to secure a criminal conviction. He should be locked up, but not in a prison.

i hope that kind of precedent isn't set here, that's a slap in the face to society and the victims

Your country already follows that. The famous serial killer Ed Gein was sent to a mental asylum instead of a prison.

No. I think they should be managed appropriately, which doesn't sound like it happened here due to the agency the kid was with placing him in the school despite his mothers concerns about it. I don't know what their reasoning was for doing it but IMO they are largely to blame for this happening by doing so. They are at least a large part of the equation that is being left out of the conversation.

Were he being managed appropriately and something like this happened i think his level of care/supervision/restraint would need to be upgraded, because this happened in a place he shouldn't have been to begin with (In my opinion) I think it should be taken into consideration, along with his mental condition, before deciding how he should be dealt with.



It's a neurodevelopmental disorder and it ranges in severity, some are able to function independently but the more severe cases like his require a lot of support. Saying he has the mental capabilities of a toddler may not have been the best wording, but his condition is much more severe than just poor social skills.

And yes basically agree he is violent, the guilt will be determined by the court but he definitely assaulted his teacher and can't remain in that situation.



Yeah basically, or at least returned to his previous level of care. I think it is strange that despite being 17 when it happened he is being charged as an adult because he turned 18 in custody, I don't know the standard procedure for that so I assume it is normal but it seems messed up in this situation

This post was edited by DizzyBusiness on Dec 4 2023 11:20pm

The reality is he should never have been in the school to begin with. You guys are so focused on how to punish this guy whether you want him to die in jail or live in a mental institution, either way the public doesn’t need to fear this guy, anymore. It’s ultimately a distractor from the more important point which is how to prevent it from happening again. He’s not the only severely autistic child in Florida.

Don't make fun of Ron DeSantis

pure baloney. your entire post is all hindsight talk. 'because this happened in a place he shouldn't have been to begin with' you wouldn't of thought or said that if he didn't put her in a coma. you'd be here saying he deserves a chance to be in the public realm. well, look what happened. and it'll happen again

This post was edited by ChocolateCoveredGummyBears on Dec 5 2023 12:43am

Lol you seem a bit emotional about this dude

Wtf are you talking about "deserves a chance to be in the public realm" ? Pretty sure I've never talked to you and certainly not on that topic

This post was edited by DizzyBusiness on Dec 5 2023 12:50am