Some medical records should be in the public domain
Release the Records
One way by which the public can learn and begin to understand that no rational motive is required for murder, whether mass or otherwise, is to require the release of toxicology reports and all medical records relating to psychotropic drugs of a person charged with murder. Yes, charged with murder–not just for those convicted, since the fact that someone is on psychotropic drugs is relevant to the determination of the likelihood of that person committing such acts. If there are no psychotropics on board, the odds substantially increase that the person arrested is innocent and that someone else is far more likely to have committed the deed. For those who believe that this might increase the odds of convicting an innocent person, consider the idea that it may, instead, decrease those odds. I am far more likely to believe a statement made by someone in whom there is no evidence of addictive use and will toss any assertions made by a person in whom I identify likely addiction, which means I would then rely only on physical evidence (which is far more certain anyway). This view is likely to make me unsuitable to serve on a jury”which we may soon confirm or disconfirm, since I’ve been conscripted for duty beginning May 15. Yes, I will have my books in hand.
In the meantime, let’s hope that someone challenges the Viriginia medical examiner office’s refusal to release Cho’s toxicology report under the Freedom of Information Act.