# Holy crap! Man be-heads fellow passenger on Greyhound in Manitoba!

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**Created:** [July 31, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-man-be-heads-fellow-passenger-on-greyhound-in-manitoba/458385 "2008-07-31T18:20:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-man-be-heads-fellow-passenger-on-greyhound-in-manitoba/458385/181 "2017-02-07T01:38:23Z")

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> [@Athabasca](#):
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> Roderick, you should see the documentary, if you can find it (it may be on the CBC.ca website) about Sean Clifton. His turnaround and being embraced by the community is amazing.
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> Here is today’s CBC account of Li’s hearing. [Vince Li, man who beheaded Greyhound bus passenger, seeks absolute discharge | CBC News](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/vince-li-freedoms-1.3968826)
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> The tweets from the reporter are interesting and go to the points about continuing treatment, followup, etc.
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> I hear what you are saying about the possibility of Li re-offending but what guarantees are there for any citizen who might be healthy but could eventually fall victim to a mental illness?
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> Li is barred from any contact with McLeans family, but the mother is very vengeful and I am not certain she isn’t going to stop her quest for retribution. I have often thought that Li had as much if not more to fear from society than society has to fear from him.
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> Cheers,  
> A

I know nothing much about either of these cases, but a major difference seems to be that one victim lived and one did not. I am not sure it’s fair to compare the reactions of these two parents if that’s true.

I’d probably prefer some way to guarantee he take his medications.

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**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-man-be-heads-fellow-passenger-on-greyhound-in-manitoba/458385/182 "2017-02-07T01:58:40Z")

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Unless blood tests are taken very frequently there is no way to guarantee the medication will be taken. I am familiar with one case at least where meds were taken faithfully for nearly 15 years but when they were stopped disaster happened. It only takes a few days of no meds for really bad things to happen.

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**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-man-be-heads-fellow-passenger-on-greyhound-in-manitoba/458385/183 "2017-02-11T02:36:32Z")

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> **[Vince Li, man who beheaded passenger on Greyhound bus, given absolute...](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/vince-li-discharge-1.3977278)**
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> Vince Li was found not criminally responsible in the killing of Tim McLean on a Greyhound bus in 2008.

Absolute discharge.

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