Posted on 07/26/2006 9:35:01 AM PDT by cajunman
If I remember correctly, he is a very eccentric person to say the least...at one point having her and I think 4 of the kids living in a bus..
NO excuses for her...but, as far as I am concerned he is guilty as well..
Are you a doctor (just curious)?
Yep. And she waited until the 1 hour a day that she was alone to do it. If she didn't know it was wrong, why did she call the cops and not the ambulance? On the 911 tape the dispatcher says something like, "You want the police? If your kids are hurt do you need an ambulance, too?" She hesitates then says yes.
Well that's a reasoned well though out post BUT what about her whacko husband??
I think you need to check your facts. This is the exact verdict that was handed down.
Was she sane enough when she heard voices? Was she sane enough when "the devil" started giving her commands? Would you be, if that was what you really believed was going on? Glad to hear you are totally immune to insanity and probably all other diseases, as well as a full expert on the mental health of others. /s
"Guilty but insane" doesn't exist in current Texas law.
Of course he is! Women just shouldn't have that many children to take care of without a nanny. My God, what were they thinking?
Umm,...that could be said about any heinous crimes. What's your point?
He's remarried. So he's sowing his oats somewhere else now.
For example,if...say 2,or 5,or 10,or 20 years from now...the hospital declares her to to be "completely cured",does she have the legal right to be unconditionally released?
The prosecution didn't even ask for the death penalty this time, and it did seem to be a half-hearted case on their part. And there won't be any more trials.
This is a pitiful woman who did a horrible thing and will now be kept behind locked doors, pumped full of drugs to protect her from herself.
"Guilty by reason of insanity"
Yates is NOT GUILTY. Check YOUR facts.
How ridiculous!
She should be swinging from a gallows, but since she's a woman, she gets to live. BS.
People TRYING TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER don't call the cops on themselves. Name one sane one who did.
We're all waiting.
Absolutely INSANE!!
Punish a mass murderer for drowning innocent children.
Why she did it, might make an interesting read for some liberal, but it should have no affect on punishment.
Example; "Religious" male leaves Mosque and proceeds to food market where
he plants a bomb that later kills 16 shoppers.
His reason for murdering the innocent was that he wanted to be a martyr and be received by a truck load of virgins.
If you call him insane, you will be labeled an insensitive bigot.
Of course the woman was insane. But who cares? Murder is murder. And it's even worse that it was children. Shows EXACTLY how much society values its children...
Exactly. (I'm so glad you're here. I'm getting creamed for this! I'm gonna have to shut off my pinger beacon!)
I despise that guy. I think he's pretty well responsible for everything. He'll get the justice in the long run, not helpless Andrea.
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