Incredibly sad that a man who is experiencing mental difficulties is dropped into the general population. I hope there is an inquiry into this. Absolutely did not need to happen (that he died).

RIP Paul. You were a good man.

Goodbye old friend.

I hope you are at peace and not tormented by whatever was doing all this to your mind.

I still just can’t believe that this all happened.

I’ll miss you and pray for your soul.

Yeah, attempted murder and arson. Sounds like great guy. Lol.

Goodbye old friend.

I hope you are at peace and not tormented by whatever was doing all this to your mind.

I still just can’t believe that this all happened.

I’ll miss you and pray for your soul.

Well not so random, I hope your life isn’t touched by someone who develops a mental illness like ours has been.

Its horrible.

I expected to open this report and see all sort of redneck rants like that from the 4th poster down.

That is the norm in these part.

But pleasantly surprised to find 2 people who restored some confidence in humanity in PG to me.

One thing one must remember, but far too many people forget. In this country people who are charged with a crime are still considered innocent till proven guilty.

not-so-random, he was an incredible guy and that is how he will be remembered. Until you know the full story, please do not judge this man. A family and many friends are grieving. This is absolutely devastating.

winterfell, I feel exactly the same way. I cannot believe this and hope that this is all a bad dream.

He was a great guy, a kind, decent man who loved his family. That’s not a not a life to condemn but to aspire to. We all live closer to tragedy than we would like to believe.
not-so random, I hope you never find yourself in the compassionless world you would consign others to

I’m a kind, decent man and I do not ever expect to be charged with attempted murder. Back when I was his age and drinking too much, there was a possibility of that happening. I suspect drugs or booze are at work here but none of his good friends are telling us about his problems or bad habits.

“sustained an injury”? Give us a break.

Hey, before you folks string up not-so-random, take a look at the article, which makes no mention of mental illness or what a great guy this fellow was. IOW, without the context, you might be forgiven for thinking that Judge was just another violent low-life who met an ignominious end while in custody.
As for his friends who’ve written in to let the rest of us know what a gem of a man Mr. Judge was, what did you do to support him in getting the help he so obviously needed?
Not enough it would seem.

bornandbred and winterfell I am reaching out to you here in the hopes you can help me get a fuller picture of who the Paul Judge you knew was and what happened to bring us to today. Full disclosure I am working on the story as a reporter, but I am primarily interested in getting as full and factual story as possible. I can be reached at 250-562-6701 or andrew.kurjata[at]cbc[dot]ca. I hope you will be able to contact me. Thank you.

Krusty wrote: “just another violent low-life”

To me, that attitude stinks. It does not get us anywhere other than exposing hatred.

The point for me is it really does not matter what kind of a character this fellow was. He was a human being, who luckily seemed to have some who knew him and cared about him. However, it was still not enough.

When we alienate people, they have no support of others, even if it is just kind words. Of course those conditions will eventually wear a person down and where that ends up is anyone’s guess. We all have different breaking points.

bornandbred and winterfell I am reaching out to you here in the hopes you can help me get a fuller picture of who the Paul Judge you knew was and what happened to bring us to today. Full disclosure I am working on the story as a reporter, but I am primarily interested in getting as full and factual story as possible. I can be reached at 250-562-6701 or andrew.kurjata[at]cbc[dot]ca. I hope you will be able to contact me. Thank you.

“Krusty wrote: “just another violent low-life”

To me, that attitude stinks. It does not get us anywhere other than exposing hatred.”

Gus, I don’t hate these people, but believe there are folks inside and outside of the system who are violent, cruel, egocentric, calculating, and viscious. I don’t hate them any more than I hate a viscious dog, but I do fear them and give them a wide berth because it is sensible to be cautious of dangerous animals, whether human or not.
I am referring mostly to psychopaths and if you think that there is help for these folks, you are mistaken. From the comments of others, it does not sound like Judge was a psychopath, but those suffering from psychotic breaks are unpredictable and often dangerously unpredictable. However, this distinction was not apparent from the article, so I assumed that the person in question was more of the psychopathic variety and not the psychotic variety.

Paul wasn’t some druggie or a drunk. He didn’t do any drugs, none. He drank a beer or two quite literally on the odd blue moon. I knew him for a long time, and very well. That’s just plain old bullshit.

Paul loved his family. He worked hard for them, in a shitty job in a sawmill on graveyard shift. When he got off work he’d be running home to be with his kids. He lived for them, and this makes no sense.

Regardless of what the posters of O250 think, this man’s life had value and worth to those who knew and loved him.
May his soul rest in peace, and may time heal the hearts of those who knew him.

Sorry to all those who have lost a family member and a friend.

Sorry it has been made worse by some who have condemned him without knowing the circumstances or facts.

Sorry it has been made worse yet by those who suggest that these people didn’t act to prevent this tradegy.

Without prompt and effective care for mental illnesses (that are just as real, serious and for the most part as treatable as diabetes or the flu) those who are ill may end up treated as criminals when they are really victims and their acts are symptoms of their illnesses.

None of this man’s friends have said he didn’t belong in prison (or that he did) they just don’t feel that was the best place for him to get treatment for his illness and to be kept safe while he experienced its symptoms.

I understand there is a social stigma to mental illnesses, but I am not sure where things break down once someone has attempted to access treatment.

Is the government not funding treatment and facilities?

Are Doctors lacking the knowledge, skills or medications?

Are people too fearful of stigma to ask for help?

I don’t believe mental illness is taken seriously enough. Many Physicians are very quick to prescribe meds with very little follow up, many of these meds have seriously disturbing side effects and can actually cause a psychotic break! Referrals to psychiatrists have long wait lists and even then its guesswork with this med and that med to see what might help and then yet another med to try to alleviate the side effects from the initial med! We know nothing about this situation. This man may have tried to get help only to be medicated and made worse. He may have slipped through the cracks and to accuse his loved ones of not helping him is heartless and cruel. The judgments and assumptions coming from some are really quite heartbreaking to read and it saddens me that people are so quick to lash out not knowing anything about the situation.

There is a stigma attached to mental illness. Just try to get life insurance after having been prescribed an antidepressant. This follows people around forever.

My condolences to those who knew and loved him. It sounds like much more going on here than we can even imagine.