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Originally Posted by Aramike
There's no way I can agree with any of this. Just imagine what would happen to society when we start giving people passes for extremely sociopathic behavior simply because they "snapped".
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Before you start throwing around psychological terms, how bout you first find out what they actually mean. From what little I know about the case, she does not fit that category of a sociopath (Antisocial Personality Disorder) at all.
http://www.mcafee.cc/Bin/sb.html
Please tell me which features she is displaying that would classify her as being one.
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"I couldn't handle it anymore," is not a valid excuse for killing anyone.
The bottom line is this: if you can't handle the everyday stressors of life in a lawful society to the point which you're a danger to other members of it, than you have no business being free to enjoy its benefits, and for the sake of the society itself, at a MININUM you should be removed from it.
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Have you ever met or had to deal with people with autism, particularly severe autism? A lot of people if they can afford it will have the person committed as they are incredibly difficult to look after in more severe cases (particularly as they get older, bigger, and stronger) and need constant monitoring as they are often a danger to themselves (and others if big enough). She had 2 autistic kids to deal with, though we don't know any details about the level of autism the kids had. Regardless it was not even close to an everyday stressor, even if there were absolutely no other problems in her life, raising 2 autistic kids would be very challenging.
Anyhow I don't think that the woman should be held legally accountable in this case at the moment. The evidence available to me so far suggests this was not at all a rational or controlled act on her part, but brought on by a psychotic episode likely triggered by the environment she was in, and the problems she was facing (with the possibility of comorbidity with other underlying disorder(s)). I do however think she will need extensive counseling and to spend time in a mental institution.
At least this is my view for the moment with the evidence. I'm not ready to lynch her until all the facts are in and it becomes more obvious this was a sane act. Right now it has all the hallmarks of not being a sane act, though I don't know if it meets the legal definition. Then again I am not sure I fully agree with the legal definition.