When journalists get shot doing interviews on the street, it sounds just crazy. There is a mob mentality developing that shooting another is OK because when a person is mentally ill s/he gets excused from being responsible with almost hero-like media coverage.
The media is part of the problem as it has manipulated the hysteria with greater coverage of madness but excusing inappropriate behaviour due to mental illness is being broadcast so the point of being ridiculous.
IMHO, if you have a mind, you own your actions. Enough!