[maxwellsmart_agent]

But then what happens to individual responsibility? He knew what he was doing when he actually did it. He knew that the people he was killing were completely divorced from his fantasy. He was going to commit suicide. Why do these creeps have to take a few innocent people with them? Therein lies the evil! He was a rotten spoiled brat.

[RedMonqey]

But then what happens to individual responsibility?

In his warped sense of reality, these people "deserved" to die.

Not defending him, just explaining his actions.

From an societal point of view(IMHO), society has the right to put him to death(if he hadn't killed himself) precisely because he did know it went against society's norms.

I know it is contorted reasoning but society has a right to protect it's citizens against such actions.

(IMHO)

[Biggirl]

....And demonic possesed as well.