Tim,
FWIW, "advocatus diaboli" would be the more appropriate title.
Deejayoh, perhaps the schizophrenic should have made the decision to take his drugs to keep it at bay and to continue regular treatment so he could live a normal life. He elected not to get drugs and treatment so he chose to remain a schizophrenic.
Why is this concept so difficult for some people to accept or acknowledge? Is it merely the thought of true ultimate personal responsibility that scares them? If you have free will, you need to take responsibility for your decisions.
Seems to me most people here, like many ridiculed homeowners across the country, feel they shouldn't be responsible for their own actions.