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by fthssht 3798 days ago
That's sort of like saying doctors are so focused on cancer patients they should focus on people who are perfectly healthy. This story is tragic. That is why people write about it. It also illuminates a lot of problems with our society such as mental health, over zealous prosecution, social isolation.

What baffles me is that people are so reactionary and outraged about anyone mentioning it. Like they hate him for trying to be a martyr and nobody should criticize the sacred infallible system. It seems likely he killed himself because of depression not to make the prosecutor look bad or make a statement so lets not resent him.