[rond]

I don't see it as an attack on any "traditional lifestyle." Mr. Yates knew his wife was mentally ill; knew his wife was off her meds; knew his wife was at least a danger to herself, if not their children -- and he seemingly chose to ignore or belittle the problem.

Now his children are dead and his wife is in prison, probably for the rest of her life.

And I couldn't care less about the religious beliefs of the Yates family, or whether the parents are liberal or conservative, Republican or Democrat. What she did is repulsive. What he did -- and didn't do -- is also sickening.

You say the media would sing a different tune if Mr. and Mrs. Yates were pagan lovers, or "queers," as you so charmingly put it. Turn it around: Wouldn't you be demanding the execution of both parents in this case, had they been part of the "pagan elite," or gay? Wouldn't you be "singing a different tune"?

[Zviadist]

or "queers," as you so charmingly put it.

Sorry, they call themselves that. Ever heard the chant: "we're here, we're queer, get used to it"? Their words, not mine.

[Zviadist]

Wouldn't you be demanding the execution of both parents in this case, had they been part of the "pagan elite," or gay? Wouldn't you be "singing a different tune"?

Not if the kind of organic, quatifiable mental illness that was present in this case was a factor in any of the above cases. It is a basic understanding of our criminal justice system, along with those of all other countries where the rule of law is the standard, that those with diminished mental capacities are not held accountable in the same manner as those not thusly afflicted.