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Mother not guilty in severed arms case (killed her baby)
AP, via Houston Chronicle ^ | 4/7/06 | JULIA GLICK

Posted on 04/07/2006 10:01:14 AM PDT by Diddle E. Squat

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To: orionblamblam

The majority of people with a chemical imbalance do not become violent and medication does work.

However, society should not be asked to take the chance on someone who has killed due to their illness.


21 posted on 04/07/2006 10:55:02 AM PDT by Brytani (Someone stole my tagline - reward for its return!!!)
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To: Diddle E. Squat

She learned her lesson from Andrea Yates: if you kill your children, do it in a really whacked-out way, and play CrAaAaAzY!!!

Jurors will come out of the woodwork to sympathize.


22 posted on 04/07/2006 10:56:28 AM PDT by SerpentDove (We will not stand by and allow politicians to destroy our country through open borders.)
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To: BlueNgold
In many states a person found not guilty by reason of insanity may still be committed.

Yes, but the problem is that the commitment usually is not a permanent one, so if enough doctors claim that they are "no longer a threat" they can be released. Huge loophole.

23 posted on 04/07/2006 10:57:21 AM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: Herodian

I agree 100%.


25 posted on 04/07/2006 10:59:01 AM PDT by SerpentDove (We will not stand by and allow politicians to destroy our country through open borders.)
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To: Herodian

No, actually an MRI revealed that this woman has an inoperable brain tumor which caused the visions and the hallucinations. If I understand the statements that came out earlier this morning, she's not going to be institutionalized for very long as she doesn't have long to live.

-Toonces


26 posted on 04/07/2006 11:21:16 AM PDT by Toonces T. Cat (The Token Republican in Deep South Texas...)
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To: Diddle E. Squat

...confinement to mental facilities and that they should never be allowed on the streets again.

&&
Agreed


27 posted on 04/07/2006 11:32:35 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Never trust Democrats with national security.)
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To: Diddle E. Squat

There are many pathetic reasons people use for the evil they do. Execute them all and let God sort them out.


28 posted on 04/07/2006 12:36:04 PM PDT by wolfcreek
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To: Diddle E. Squat

Anybody remember Lawrence Singleton?

He's the lovely piece of humanity who kidnapped a teenage girl, raped her then chopped off both of her arms.

They did find him, try and imprison him. But eventually he was PAROLED!!! They couldn't find a town to take him for his parole and eventually they found a town in Floria where they could banish him. There, I think he stabbed another woman to death and went back to prison. I think he eventually died in prison.

Can you make this stuff up? If you were writing a horror novel, could you creat Dahlmer, Gacy, Bundy, Singleton, Andrea Yates, etc?

Scum is too good a word.


29 posted on 04/07/2006 12:38:29 PM PDT by garyhope (Simplicity is best in everything)
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To: blueminnesota

BUT, what's the difference between HER and a baby-dismembering partial birth abortionist? At least SHE is not in it for the money.....!


32 posted on 04/07/2006 1:53:14 PM PDT by 2harddrive (...House a TOTAL Loss.....)
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To: SerpentDove
Jurors will come out of the woodwork to sympathize.

Read the story. No jury, just the judge. The defense took that course because it was unable to trick the jury the first time around. They must been sure the judge would come through for them.

33 posted on 04/08/2006 3:13:03 AM PDT by PAR35
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