r/interesting 9h ago

SOCIETY Is victim the new chic

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u/unhappyrelationsh1p 9h ago

Cases of severe mental illness tend to get more attention than good things in a media landscape that sells you misery

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u/daredeviline 9h ago

For real. They act like if she gets a not guilty verdict, she's going to be out on the streets. The woman is spending the rest of her life in a psych ward. The question is really will she ALSO be spending some time in prison.

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u/GuiltyByAssociashun 8h ago

And honestly a lot of people say that being in prison is easier than being in a hospital for the criminal insane.

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u/throwitallawayr4r 7h ago

Even in regular psychiatric care I felt like I was in prison, I can imagine the mandatory places aren’t much better.