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1 posted on 12/14/2004 4:45:48 PM PST by yonif
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Lawyer: Bible Led Mom to Sever Baby's Arms

Wrong. Insanity drove the mother to do it. She's just using the Bible as an excuse.

2 posted on 12/14/2004 4:48:18 PM PST by Prime Choice (I like Democrats, too. Let's exchange recipes.)
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Yeah. Somehow I think mental illness was a bigger factor.


3 posted on 12/14/2004 4:48:22 PM PST by AppyPappy (If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
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Christ was talking about one's personal battle with sin...not the Muslim crap that advocates you blame everyone else and slaughter them for your life challenges...


4 posted on 12/14/2004 4:48:35 PM PST by Cornpone ((Aging Warrior))
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It's interesting to compare this to a similar Texas case involving Andrea Yates who drowned her children in the bathtub. They're remarkably similar, but there's something about this one that makes me think an insanity defense is more likely to succeed.

I'll give it some more thought.

6 posted on 12/14/2004 4:51:23 PM PST by Dog Gone
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"Social workers said she exhibited symptoms of psychosis but improved with medication and psychiatric help, and the agency closed the investigation in August."
In other words, they cut her loose to swing in the breeze, and her child paid for it. The Child Services 'social workers' should be held responsible for not following up.


7 posted on 12/14/2004 4:55:07 PM PST by Conservative Canuck (The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness)
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Amazing how these evil murderers start getting "well" once they get an attorney who says they were sick while committing their heinous acts.
8 posted on 12/14/2004 4:55:28 PM PST by ladyinred (Congratulations President Bush! Four more years!)
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I am in favor of capital punishment for cases like this. I do not accept insanity as a defense for anything.


9 posted on 12/14/2004 4:57:19 PM PST by af_vet_1981
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Satan led her to this, not God.


10 posted on 12/14/2004 4:57:29 PM PST by Jackknife (.......Land of the Free,because of the Brave.)
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Oh come on. "The Yearling" caused me to stuff a turnip in my eye! My Big Fat Greek Wedding forced me to take out a McDonald's. Burn the tape! Sheesh. She's INSANE. It could have been a Dr. Seuss book.
11 posted on 12/14/2004 4:57:53 PM PST by Hi Heels (Proud to be a Pajamarazzi-Leef lang de Katjes van Viking)
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a Bible passage in which Jesus refers to cutting off body parts to cast away sin

The baby's arms offended her? Maybe she shudda cut off her own arms first? Either she's mentally ill or evil. Jeffrey Dahmer did no less to other humans and it was decided he was just evil.

I don't remember the last time I heard "the Bible made me do it" defense.

12 posted on 12/14/2004 4:58:45 PM PST by PistolPaknMama (And unto us a Child is born! Merry Christmas, dear FReepers!)
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In the Book of Matthew, Jesus says: ``If thy right hand offend thee, cut it off

Get that, Dena, honey? Thy. THY right hand.

14 posted on 12/14/2004 5:03:29 PM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (I feel more and more like a revolted Charlton Heston, witnessing ape society for the very first time)
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This would have been a Hate Crime if she said that the Koran made her do it.

But it's only the bible, one of the last remaining whipping boys for the left.


16 posted on 12/14/2004 5:07:17 PM PST by BobL
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Amazing. As it says in the article, the quote is: "If thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee"

The ding-a-ling was supposed to cut off her OWN arm, not the baby's. She's not only crazy, she's stupid!


18 posted on 12/14/2004 5:07:30 PM PST by mamapajamas
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I heard on the news a short time ago that Andrea Yates who drowned her five children in TX, filed today for a new trial. Seems she is better already.


28 posted on 12/14/2004 5:22:29 PM PST by Hattie
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A plain reading of the text indicates that it is better for YOU to mutilate YOURSELF of your own accord than to be cast into hell, indicating the severity of eternal hell compared to temporal suffering.

There is a deeper meaning here, since sin originates in the heart, which cannot be cut out.

Nonetheless, the passage indicates nothing about doing so to someone else. Weak - very weak.
29 posted on 12/14/2004 5:24:51 PM PST by Jeff Blogworthy
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Pastor Decried After Child's Arms Severed

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1295086/posts


34 posted on 12/14/2004 5:32:40 PM PST by woofie
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They should put that b1#%hes execution on pay-per-view. I know I would pay whatever the price to watch it!
37 posted on 12/14/2004 5:35:31 PM PST by KoRn
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Is this the woman's defense or the lawyer's defense? I think most likely it is the lawyer's defense. I don't really think this has anything to do with the Bible. I think the correct question would be: what does the lawyer think he is doing?
41 posted on 12/14/2004 5:40:04 PM PST by NurdlyPeon (Wearing My 'Jammies Proudly)
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Haynes said Schlosser was mentally ill at the time.

No kidding.

43 posted on 12/14/2004 5:40:41 PM PST by Jorge
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My question is, if that scripture led her to do it, why didn't she cut off her own arm. The baby was innocent...


46 posted on 12/14/2004 5:56:20 PM PST by marmar (Faith is a beautiful thing.....)
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