I really apologize for over posting on this.

I just noticed a reader's response page to Dr. Kellerman's article.
Here is the link (cut, paste, delete white space):
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/responses.html?
article_id=110009977

I have sent my own response, but do not know if it will be printed or
not:

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In regards, to Dr. Kellerman's editorial the following needs to be
considered:

1. Thomas Szasz has argued against the insanity plea as an excuse for
criminal behavior. He also argued against the excuse of insanity for
what most would consider to be bad behavior. Here we have a case in
point. If I were to take a hand gun onto the Virginia Tech campus,
despite this being legal in the state of Virginia, I would be
expelled. However, if I were to stalk women or take pictures of them
from under a desk, I would not be expelled. Instead, I would be
directed to the nearest counselor. So the problem might be that we
haven't listened to Thomas Szasz enough.

2. By trying to explain why the perpetrator of the Virginia Tech
Massacre did what he did, we are unwittingly seeking the
justification of his actions, and therefore implicitly approving of
them. That is, he acted as he did, because he was sick. Anyone, who
was sick like him and didn't get help, would have done the same
thing. Perhaps we should consider the possibility that the
perpetrator's actions were completely and utterly unjustifiable. Is
that too unreasonable?
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Best,
Matt Dioguardi