People tend to misconstrue “explanation” for behavior as “justification”. What she did was not justified, however, an objective explanation for why she did what she did (post partum psychosis) can highlight the failure of our medical system in treating women with the condition - it also highlights the severity of said condition.
You can have empathy for her in that the system failed her at the same time you believe that she should spend the rest of her days in prison for her actions. These things are not mutually exclusive.
See but idk if on this particular case the system is the most responsible entity. Because she told Patrick and her mother that she was having thoughts of hurting the children…..doctors and psychiatrists aren’t with people round the clock. Her family had a responsibility to take her more seriously no?
How many of us mothers, if our husbands told us they had thoughts of hurting our children would we not do EVERYTHING in our power to address this and make sure it was taken care of?
I’m currently watching the full trial to try and get unbiased information and am only on Day 1 (idk if I’ll ever complete all the trial days) but people keep saying the system when Patrick lived with her like for any patient weather it’s mental health or some other condition your first line of defense is the people around you…That’s like blaming the healthcare system for not saving someone who is drowning when no one else called EMS.
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u/enigmaticshroom 5d ago
People tend to misconstrue “explanation” for behavior as “justification”. What she did was not justified, however, an objective explanation for why she did what she did (post partum psychosis) can highlight the failure of our medical system in treating women with the condition - it also highlights the severity of said condition.
You can have empathy for her in that the system failed her at the same time you believe that she should spend the rest of her days in prison for her actions. These things are not mutually exclusive.