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Alex Hribal, the 16-year-old child in Pennsylvania who brought knives to school & stabbed over 20 people, has been found to be driven by schizophrenia. His motive was found to have been behind Ragnorok, the Norse legend of the apocalypse. In other words, he thought that God was telling him to begin the battle between good & evil, & he thought his peers (possibly or not possibly including his brother?) were the bad guys, in that sense.

He is as of now being charged as an adult. However, his lawyer is moving to have his case transferred to juvenile court. Coming down to it, he's really mentally ill & off his rocker, so due to that being outside his control, they're not supposed to put him in prison for life (although an insane asylum for life is the most equivalent alternative, but it's only slightly better than prison).

Many people with schizophrenia think that God tells them things directly in their head, in Alex's case, that the apocalypse was coming. So I suppose you could deduce that this was religious fanaticism or infatuation?

What's your take? Answer the poll. Furthermore, get back to me on food for thought such as:
-do you feel his parents should have been more attentive to his deteriorating mental state?
-his high school is known to have intense bullying issues. You think this had anything to do with feeding the notion that his peers were who God was telling him were "the bad guys?"
-how does this reflect on the teachers/counseling system of public schools these days, or mental health awareness in general?
-any other thoughts?