I don’t think treatment could have prevented this. They could have locked him up. That would have prevented this.
This is a catch-22 for many freepers.
If they involuntarily commit people many will feel like it is gov’t overstepping it’s bounds.
If they declare him mentally incompetent and enter the information in NCIC than Cho would have been denied an over the counter gun sale which would upset many here.
They did nothing to follow up on the situation and that will upset many people.
Damned if they do and damned if they don’t.
FTR- I don’t think the outcome would have been changed no matter what they did. He would have still bought guns if he was determined to do so. We will never know for sure!
Based on my experience in law enforcement it’s fair to say the mental health system shares the same flaws of all gov’t systems.