Posted on 07/26/2006 9:35:01 AM PDT by cajunman
And she should've been put to sleep for it.
LOL...well, I don't think a nanny is necessary, but I also believe SHE did not want that many children, HE did.
I know it doesn't. The original poster said that it should be available and I agree with that. Mentla condition does not and should not absolve you of responsibility for your actions. It would be a complete travesty if she ever saw the light of day again.
I have lost a child.
I didn't murder him.
And I didn't murder anybody after I lost him.
She deserved life in prison.
And don't try to make ME the problem because I am "emotional" about it.
Well, that's an interesting school. But, based on this philosophy all criminals are insane and can't be held accountable.
I think you need to check your facts. This is the exact verdict that was handed down.
I remembered that after my post. Has he had any more children with his current wife
Zackly.
That is the most ridiculous thing I've read in a while! Small families are a result of the birth control age. Prior to the 50's many families had several children and not many moms I've read of killed their children. Mothers killing their kids is a sign of the end times.
And don't try to say I must HATE her to think she deserved life in prison.
That just makes YOUR argument less valid.
Kitten, I am not referring to what she "heard", I am speaking to what is in the record as to what she DID. What she "heard" is a matter of her testimony which could well be a lie. Look, I'm saying that for someone who was "insane", her actions were very deliberate and evil. She hunted the children down. The oldest was big enough to fight her and she fought and subdued her own son, held him down and KILLED him.
"there is a lot of blood lust on the Free Republic forums."
Gets kinda depressing sometimes. This thread is going to be fun...
That former husband is a nut case also
You don't understand sarcasm do you?
The fact is that this jury blew it. The Texas insanity law requires only that the defendant knows right from wrong, not whether they were powerless to resist the urge to commit the crime.
She obviously knew what she did was wrong. She waited until she could get away with it. She called the police afterward. She didn't call them to chat about the weather.
I only hope that they now prosecute her for the other two murders and hope they get a jury who can understand the law.
I agree.
Right you are.
But it doesn't apply in Andrea's case. She had a rare and severe form of insanity. Just thank God you don't.
Precisely.
In circumstances like this, I'd like to put myself in the shoes of a young child, whose mother (who you always have loved and trusted) takes you and places you under water as you struggle water entering your nose and mouth as you attempt to fight for air, and panic until you lose consciousness horribly.
Multiply this by five... and suddenly, I have lost all compassion for the person who was suffering from some sort of depression.
When I was a teenager, I had an extremely hot temper. Should I therefore also sympathise with someone who has in a blind rage killed a love one? No.
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