I only knew Marcy. I never knew Mark, but I only heard the things Marcy would say about him. He was an angry person. My question would then be: is he still as angry as he was?

Now anyone who went to Milton at the time.How many of you have the guts to admit you picked on Mark.I bet there the same ones that are commenting on this.

My other question is this.Are we saying haveing a Mental dease makes a good excuse for anyone to commit murder?

Here is a question for all of you that went to Milton an have comented on this.How many of you have bullied someone when you were at Milton.That is no excuse to committ murder.Think about an think hard.How many of you bullied Mark.And now you all are saying we should feel sorry for him cause of a mental dease.So if you people are gonna blame someone blame your selfs.You people have no idea what it is like to be bullied every single day.I went through the same crap when i went to Milton.But i found ways to deal with that anger.So before any one elese comments ask this question.How many time did all of you pick on Mark?this is for anyone that went to Miltion at the time.As far as leaveing him there in Mendota.I feel its the right decision for his safety as well as the Publics.Think about it.

I agree, redder, that bullying is a bigger problem than people care to admit, but this case with Mark is not based on that. This is the case of a man with a mental illness that needs 24 hour care and since no one can go back in time to bring Marcy back, and Mark's parents fear for the safety of others, it is imperative that Mark's case managers review his case and make the corrections so that the judge has the ability to keep his safety, as well as the community's, managed to the best of their ability. I am glad that the group home changed their position, as Mendota is the best place for him.

Look People----all of us need to wake up. Look at what is going on in our community and others throughout the country. Sure kids get picked on--but today they have so much more at their finger tips and violence is prevelent in our society. They get these stupid notions and act out on them. they are angry and hurt and nobody listens to their pain and just blows it off as bullying. We need to take some time and listen to these kids and act on it as parents and not let the systems fail our children. If you want it to change accept the responsibility and change it instead off sitting on your butt and waiting for some school official to deal with it in their sweet time(if at all) I have 5 kids in the Milton school district right now and let me tell you it leaves alot to be desired when it comes to student faculty relations. Or just plain listening.

Ok, Let me try and understand the two paths of thought here.

You have a person with a mental illness or deficiency, you subject them to years of abuse and or torment. They at some point lash out and hurt or kill someone.

One side says;
He did this because of the mental illness, the abuse and torment played no role in it. Thus we should expect this from all people with mental illness or deficiency?

Side two says;
He did this because of the abuse and torment, even a normal person would eventually break down under those conditions. The fact that he has a mental illness or deficiency just assured that it happened sooner then later. Thus the abusers and tormentors should share some of the responsibility for his actions?

and to dovetail off of your comments, poobah, does it make sense to protect the community from someone who is, by all professional accounts, still unstable? of course. Keep Mark where he is, in Mendota, so he can not only receive the care his illness requires, but also to protect the community from another tragedy occurring.

There are two separate issues being discussed here and one does not preclude the other -- mental illness and bullying. It’s foolhardy for us to not consider the possibility that bullying is one of many factors that trigger a series of events caused by mental illness. Is it correct to blame bullying as the sole cause of mental illness and murder? No, of course not. Is it correct to discount the consequences of bullying? No, of course not.

well Im not stuck in high school but those who forget about the past are doomed to repeat it
I have forgiven all those to blame I couldnt sleep at night if I didnt,However I work with and for the disabled and I see how society treats them it just brings me back.So I teach my kids that they dont have to stand for it and that where the law fails we must take into our own hands the good fight.so next time you decide to take the handicap parking space be very carefull one of mine might be waiting for you.
Biscuit

I am HONESTLY starting to wonder whether society is safe from YOU, Biscuit5!! :( AND I MEAN NO OFFENSE!...SERIOUSLY!! :)
BUT, was your whole "school experience" REALLY THAT BAD...to harbor SUCH resentment?! (..re: your comments to BuddyB?!) :(
If so, then I suppose "HEADS UP PEOPLE"!!!!!!

I went to school with Mark also. What Mark did was wrong, but he is not the only one to blame for what happen. All the kids that picked on him on a daily basis,the school for avoiding the violence Mark endured, each played a part in his sister death.
Mark had mental problems, but what happened to him in school made it worse.
I think he needs to stay in Mendota, but I think others need to to accept what they may have done to cause this sad event.

There is no excuse to committ murder.No excuse can justifying murdering someone.He should stay right where he is.And the school sholdnt be blamed for this.Kids get picked on in School all the time.But that is no excuse to committ murder.I was a Milton grad 1984-1988.An the right decision was made to leve him where he is.

Bisquit-stop blaming the school system for a guy with mental issues....people like you always like to place blame, but don't get that people like him would have done something no matter what. At the age he was when he killed his sister, he was old enough to know better. Maybe he needed help and didn't get it, but that is still NO excuse.

Biscuit, I too am from Milton, Yes some were picked on more then others, Heck I was picked on too. But lucky for me I was not mentally ill at the time nor will I ever be (knock on wood)
Get it through your thick stuck in high school and cant let it go head that Mark IS MENTALLY ILL. HE IS PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIC!!!!! What was done to him did NOT make him that way. He was that way to begin with!!!! He will not be any other way unless they invent a mirical cure.

Sorry everyone else. But this guy is just on my last nerve.

I was there also. Mark was not made crazy because he was picked on. He was picked on because he was crazy. He was picked on because of the way he was, is and always will be. It's sad but no one else should die because of it. How much is it costing the taxpayers every time they try to find a place to take him? There will always be an outcry from the neighborhood. No one will want to take a chance with their family nor should they. It's too bad common sense can not be used here.

nictre** great comment .

biscuit, i honestly dont care if you were there or not. are you defending this guy who killed his sister? are you saying that milton and not staskal (the one who actually killed his sister) should be held accountable? it doesnt matter how much hazing or abuse this guy took, it doesnt justify him killing his sister. remember, I WAS NOT THERE!

Lapham Elementry is less than a block from there anyone find that a wise decision not too place him there.

Good the right decision was made.Cause right up the street from there is a elementry school.An alot of my neighbors were up set about the posible move.Cause alot of them have kids that goe there.

He killed his sister. His parents, who know him best, fear him and do not want him released. A bunch of witch doctors and social experimenters want him released so they can have a subject to play with and "examine." A judge, who is, in fact, anything but, only listens to the experts who say "release him." The experts who hold another view are dismissed as doomsayers. He killed someone--he should never be free.

Why doesn't Judge Byron take Mr. Staskal under
his wing? He is retiring soon and I'm sure he
can devote all his free time to keeping an eye
on Mr. Staskal.

I wish there was a half-way house? run by Mendota it self , or any other mental hospital. Some where they would be kept a close eys on by professionals and see how it goes. Where they could get a fair shake. He would almost need a body guard if they let him out.