[MeanWestTexan]

I'm hardly forgiving of her crimes, but she is clearly a nutjob on many levels --- medically crazy long before this and also had a weird preacher all but controlling the family (the guy dressed up like the devil as part of his act; nutty and probably crooked).

Note, I am NOT condoning or forgiving her actions or saying she needs to be free - ever.

Just stating there is at least a grain of truth in the defense.

[bonfire]

Just what IS her defense?

[CajunConservative]

I'm hardly forgiving of her crimes, but she is clearly a nutjob on many levels --- medically crazy long before this and also had a weird preacher all but controlling the family (the guy dressed up like the devil as part of his act; nutty and probably crooked).

Note, I am NOT condoning or forgiving her actions or saying she needs to be free - ever.

Just stating there is at least a grain of truth in the defense.

So would you want a confessed, although obviously nutty, murderer to be freed on bail living next door to you? The judge is the one who is insane here.

[utahagen]

I'm sure Yates is nuts, which is why she should perhaps be in an asylum rather than a prison. But she should not be FREE. Even the mentally ill should be held accountable in some way for their actions and it is an outrage that a woman who murdered her five children should be free to walk the streets. (Plus, if Yates is nuts, she poses a genuine threat to society.)