Posted by Racer on February 2, 2006, at 20:33:34
In reply to Andrea Yates made bail, posted by AuntieMel on February 2, 2006, at 14:14:09
Yeah, the insanity defense was created specifically for people like her and the Ohio sniper. People who, in these cases, committed a crime because of command hallucinations or the like. "She knew the difference between right and wrong!" Uh, but the voices told her to do it, saying it was right? Not to put too find a point on it, that's what PSYCHOSIS means, that someone isn't competent?
I'm so glad that she is getting a new trial/plea agreement. And I agree that she needs to be in a hospital. And I think her psychiatrist should be in jail, since he stopped her medications shortly before this happened without any sort of follow up despite overwhelming evidence that she was very much in need of treatment. And I hope that reason and compassion prevail this time, and she is treated, not punished. I hope she will one day be free, too.
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