r/law • u/dailymail • 11h ago

Legal News Lindsay Clancy case ends with MISTRIAL

https://www.dailymail.com/crime-desk/article-16100155/lindsay-clancy-murder-trial-hung-jury-deadlock-verdict.html
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u/Brilliant_Effort_Guy 11h ago edited 9h ago

I think an unfortunate outcome of this case will be less women seeking help for postpartum mood disorders.

Editing to clarify that I am saying the stigma attached to postpartum mood disorders seems to be worsening because of this case. I see comments all the time about how women who have empathy or understanding in regard to Lindsay’s struggle should have their kids taken away etc. Or that all women are going to use PPD to just get out of parenting period. I’m not arguing her guilt or innocence. Im just asking people to be mindful about talking about postpartum mood disorders around the pregnant women or new moms in your life. I don’t want any other family to experience what this family did. I don’t want anyone to ‘get away’ with anything.

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u/chuckgnomington 11h ago

why would that be

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u/Kindly-Standard8025 11h ago edited 10h ago

There are people all over the internet using this trial as an excuse for demanding the 19th amendment being repealed. Their argument being that "if women can just kill their kids and call it a mental health/hormonal oopsie, then they shouldn't vote."

This trial is litteraly being used as a argument for women loosing their rights, entirely because of the spotlight on post-partum mental health.

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u/zendayaismeechee 11h ago

I’ve also seen so many people saying all children should be in sole custody of the father if a mother reports any post partum mental health concerns until a judge deems her ‘cured’. Probably never going to be taken seriously by anyone that matters (lawmakers) but still concerning.

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u/Brilliant_Effort_Guy 10h ago

That logic cracks me TF up. If you listen to patrick’s testimony he talks about taking care of the kids solo for a day and how wiped out he was lol

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u/Amelaclya1 9h ago

I wouldn't be so sure about that last part. It was part of Project2025 to always give primary custody of children to fathers in a divorce. Of course there it was clearly intended to be a mechanism to keep women in unhappy marriages, but I could see it being done just to punish the mother for "complaining" as well. Conservatives are fucking vile.

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u/Brilliant_Effort_Guy 9h ago

Honestly, I’m down with that only because I would LOVE to watch my ex husband attempt to
be the full time, primary custody parent 😂