That’s exactly it. These people aren’t evil. They are ill. Now that’s not to say there aren’t evil people out there, or that every violent act should be blamed on mental illness, or that every mentally ill person is violent. But these people in the documentary were not of sound mind when they committed their crimes. When they are medicated properly, they are very kind people, and often very sorry for their crimes. They will have to live with the guilt forever.

The one thing in the second one though is the flippant attitude of the staff. It reminded me of the staff at the state hospital who made fun of the schizophrenic girl for hearing voices. When she became agitated they would say “whatever, spirit girl” and laugh. Now THEY are the evil ones. The staff at the unit in France were much more compassionate.