Melony Selleneit Courtesy Davis County Sheriff's Office
The Salt Lake City Tribune
To this day, Michael Selleneit believes his wife is in danger.A year and a half after he shot his neighbor in Centerville — claiming self-defense because the neighbor had "telepathically" raped his wife — Selleneit’s attorney said he still hears voices telling him his wife is going to be killed or raped."He still to this day is very, very concerned about his wife’s safety," attorney Julie George told 2nd District Judge Thomas Kay during Selleneit’s sentencing Thursday.In January, the 55-year-old Selleneit pleaded guilty — but mentally ill — to reduced charges of attempted manslaughter and use of a firearm by a restricted person, both second-degree felonies, for shooting 41-year-old Tony Pierce in October 2011.On Thursday, Kay ordered Selleneit to serve two consecutive terms of one-to-15 years in the Utah State Prison. However, Kay said he could be confined at the Utah State Hospital until hospital officials determine he no longer needs treatment. At that time, he would be taken to the prison.
It makes you wonder how many crazy people own guns.
When you can tell me what we can do about it that won't at the same time involve massive violations of the rights of all Americans, I'll listen.
ReplyDeleteSince you only care about guns, public safety would benefit if we where to require that person afflicted with certain mental defects be required to report (or more likely delivered by their current caregivers) to a mental heath center, for an evaluation of the danger which they possess. When released into the community, they ought to be kept under regular mandatory supervision, with immediate arrest and re-institutionalization resulting from infraction. Persons with such a mental inadequacy as seen in the post have little value to society, although as they are human, the State bears the duty to care for them.
DeleteYou only care about being a plague on rational conversation. I care about a lot of things, as anyone who knows me or reads my writing can tell.
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