Episode 171: Reintegration and the Violent Mentally Ill, Bitcoin's Rough Ride, Arthur Chu and more

Public Safety and Not Criminally Responsible

"This man, in his psychosis, murdered, slaughtered and consumed parts of my child. I don't want to live in a society that says that's okay and that that's acceptable, and that no body is to blame for it."

- Carol De Delley, mother of Tim McLean, killed by Vince Li in a psychotic attack

"I never thought I would do it in the first place. I guess I would feel pretty confident, but stranger things have happened."

- Sean Clifton, who was deemed Not Criminally Responsible for a separate crime on whether he trusts himself to not re-offend.

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Bitcoin's Bumpy Ride

"My scepticism on Bitcoin was not the need for having some people show the government how to do their job. I'm all for that. But the volatility of it makes it very unuseful for money."

-Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media

"Be cautious with where you're storing your Bitcoins. Do your research. Understand it. Don't jump into it because of the hype. Get a grasp of what you're doing before you jump in."

-Anthony Di Iorio of the Bitcoin Alliance of Canada

They Say He's Wrecking "Jeopardy!"

"I come across as someone who has studied the game and is here just to win and some people say that means I don't respect the game... It's like I'm just here just to grab the money and run and not, you know,  be part of the Jeopardy! experience. And to them, that's disrespecting the game." 

-Arthur Chu, Jeopardy's bad boy

The Alternative Oscars

"I think 2013 overall was an extraordinary year for films. Even still, as far as what's being reflected in the Best Picture batch ... there are some that I'm okay with, and then a few that I would just assume I'll never, ever see again."

 
-Alonso Duralde, film critic for The Wrap

"It's a B-plus year. I have a favourite film up there (in the Oscars Best Picture category), but otherwise it's a year of people that you can't argue against -- but you're sort of not excited." 

-Amy Nicholson, head film critic at LA Weekly

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