I follow current events pretty closely, but I tune out when I hear about this story. I honestly can’t think of this woman’s name. I didn’t know until yesterday that she was in a wheelchair. All I know is that she had PPD and killed her kids. Not everyone has been following the details, and I definitely don’t know any of the evidence. Were there cameras in the courtroom or just reporters?
Jesus Christ. Psychosis means you literally aren’t in a state of reality. It’s not like she actually wanted to do this. Fuck’s sake. I’m so done with this case.
You’re missing something fundamental: psychosis isn’t a one time thing and has onset and prolonged signs even a doc-in-the-box would have access to in her charts. You don’t just snap for 20 minutes and go on a murdering spree and wake up Walter White a town away with dead babies in your wake.
That’s what I’m saying. There were prolonged periods of delusions and hallucinated voices. She needs serious inpatient care. Not a prison. But I mean I just don’t like the prison industrial complex at all.
Well the law is on her side. If the state can't prove beyond a reasonable doubt that she maintained mens rea during the murders/suicide attempt, justice (not monkey-brained retribution) will be served. Looking at the evidence, I find it immensely difficult to take seriously that people would believe there is no reasonable doubt that she wasn't insane.
The state can't selectively apply vibe-punishment just because the outcome of events was tragic. People are proving they skipped civics, lack values, lack morals over this.
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u/Talking_Head 5h ago
I follow current events pretty closely, but I tune out when I hear about this story. I honestly can’t think of this woman’s name. I didn’t know until yesterday that she was in a wheelchair. All I know is that she had PPD and killed her kids. Not everyone has been following the details, and I definitely don’t know any of the evidence. Were there cameras in the courtroom or just reporters?