Philip Chism Attacks While Under Care and Evaluation
July 1, 2014
A READER writes:
Only today, I read about Philip Chism’s recent attack at a Department of Youth Services detention center. In the Daily Mail article linked above, my jaw dropped when I read that he “slipped away from caregivers” and that a hospital attorney after the attack stated that “while the patients’ rooms are not locked, Chism remains under guard at night and is rarely alone.” [Emphases mine.] There are quotations from others almost equally shocking. Please read for yourself.
This is insanity. I instantly remembered a quote of yours in context of the murder itself, calling for a swift trial and implementation of the death penalty if convicted, in any case such as this.
Again, madness.
Thank you for your time, and your continued great work.
Laura writes:
Only a society in an advanced state of moral paralysis and decay would treat a person accused of such a heinous crime in this way.
I also mentioned previously that the charges against Chism suggested demonic possession. After this recent attack, he was described as “‘out of touch with reality’ and ‘yelling, screaming incoherently [and] foaming at the mouth while being restrained by staff,'” all of which is consistent with my point.
See previous posts on the case here, here and here.