If You Live In Selkirk Manitoba You Should be Scared

It has been less than four years since Vince Li sat on a Greyhound bus with a man he had never met and decided to not only behead the guy but also eat him. All while the other passengers were on the bus. Well, a judge decided that Vince was not criminally responsible for his actions because he was insane. Apparently he is not that insane though because he convinced some board in Canada that he is well enough to leave the hospital and take short trips into Selkirk, Manitoba and see who looks appetizing there. Yes, he will be escorted when he is wandering the town, but by just one person. That person could be lunch while Vince scours the town looking for dinner. If he is well enough to go to town when will he be well enough to go to jail?

Oh, and in case you think this is just some 30 minute quickie, you would be wrong. It will start out as 30 minutes, but over time will be allowed to stay out all day and sometimes even nights too. Li's doctor says Li is not even a security risk anymore. Yeah? Here you go doctor. I have a question for you. You and your family, are you willing to let Vince move in with you? When you answer yes, you let me know. Want him babysitting your kids while you and the wife head out to dinner? When you answer yes, you let me know.

Greyhound Bus Killer Could Go Free ***Warning*** Graphic***

Do you remember when I posted something last year about the guy on the Greyhound bus who murdered the guy who was sitting next to him by stabbing him over a 100 times and decapitating him in the process? Yeah, that guy. Well, today in Manitoba he was found not guilty because he was mentally ill at the time of the killing.

Here in the United States, most jurisdictions allow for something like this, BUT, once the person is found to be sane again, they are transferred from a mental hospital to a regular prison. Much of these changes occurred after John Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity after he attempted to assassinate President Reagan in order to impress Jodie Foster.

The law in Manitoba though says that every year Vince Li will be reviewed by a board in the hospital and once he is found to not be a danger to himself or to the public he will be released back into the community. This could happen as soon as one year from now.

Li killed Timothy McLean on the bus ride. McLean, a carnival worker, was returning home to Winnipeg on the bus from Edmonton. Listening to his iPod while sitting in the back row of Greyhound bus 1170, he said hello to Li when Li sat down next to him.

Then, around 8:30 p.m., Li pulled a buck knife from his side and began stabbing McLean — for no apparent reason, witnesses said. After passengers fled the bus, Li was barricaded inside the vehicle.

During the stabbing, Li was heard to say, "get emergency." During the five-hour standoff, he walked around the bus carrying the severed head in one hand, the knife in the other. At one point, he threw McLean's head into the bus's stairwell.

But hey, I'm sure he will be ready to resume his life as a carnival worker before long and interacting with the public. Right?

Thanks to Victoria for sending this in.