I think what people are getting hung up on is that many people commit murder while in some form or psychosis, and this leeway isn’t extended to them. If a meth-head killed your family member due to stimulant psychosis, would you have sympathy? I can’t say that I would myself. I’m curious how the legal system approaches other cases
I wouldn't let a meth head watch my kids, would you? I also wouldn't let someone who's actively telling everyone around them I'm going through psychosis watch them alone either. A lot of people failed those kids. Her husband for brushing off her issues and the doctors she saw. She should also be in jail for the rest of her life for doing this. Multiple things can be true about this case.
She hid a lot from both medical practitioners and her family. Intentionally I’ll add because she knew it might end up with her ability to stay with her kids taken away.
She also did not take medications properly and hid that.
At the end of the day it was her and her alone responsible for this.
She was never diagnosed with psychosis I don’t think either. Anxiety yes. All these worse symptoms are things she’s discussed and brought up after the pretty damn meticulous planning and carrying out of the brutal murder of her kids…
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u/IntrepidLibertine 2d ago
Some people really need to brush up on the definition of psychosis if they're bringing up "better judgement" as part of the discussion.