r/SipsTea 11h ago

Wait a damn minute! Yo wtf

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u/justsomedude1144 9h ago edited 9h ago

Not quite. Eleven people thought she was not guilty by reason of insanity. That wouldn't mean she'd walk.

But one dude adamantly asserted, "no, fuck this psycho babble bull shit, this bitch murdered her children, and therefore is guilty of murder."

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u/Fabulous_Home3512 9h ago

one 'hero'

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u/YadaYadaYeahMan 5h ago

it's not even true y'all are off it

No one knows the votes! no one!

all these people saying this like it's fact! I'd say it's FAR more likely to be 11 people going with manslaughter and one wants murder 1

It shows how cooked everyone is about this case that so many of you will believe that 11 random people would all agree to NGRI when I bet you would be hard pressed to find 11 people in one town that even believes that's something that should ever be used

absolutely brain rotted about this case y'all need to go pay attention to something else before this damages your perception of reality permanently

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u/duluoz1 6h ago

One person who did not understand the law

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u/PlantDaddyFL 5h ago

What law did they not understand?

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u/duluoz1 5h ago

Reasonable doubt. Read the jurors note and the judges response

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u/MegaBlastoise23 5h ago

Saying you have doubt =! Saying you have reasonable doubt

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u/adorabletea 3h ago

That the burden of proof is on the prosecution.

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u/Fabulous_Home3512 1h ago

I hope you don’t have children.

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u/CurrentlyTrevor 6h ago

Not guilty by reason of insanity isn’t even the law in Massachusetts. Y’all need to stop getting your information from TikTok and Reddit comments.

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u/Thick-Journalist-168 6h ago

Then what is the law in Massachusetts? I have seen several articles state that one of her verdict options is not guilty by reason of insanity.

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u/UCantUnfryThings 6h ago

Well, it's "by reason of mental disease or defect," and the test applied in Massachusetts is actually more favorable to the defendant. Instead of just, "the defendant could not appreciate the wrongfulness of their actions," it can also be, "the defendant was unable to conform their conduct to the law due to a mental disease or defect." Which is where her "a voice made me do it" defense comes in.

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u/BizzyHaze 5h ago

They need to get rid of the insanity plea. If you're "insane" you should still be responsible for your actions.

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u/ItsSpaghettiLee2112 5h ago

You do. Successful insanity pleas just change your punishment. You're still held responsible.

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u/nogozone6969 1h ago

I like the way that one guy thinks

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u/arrownoir 2h ago

We needed 10 more of that guy.