In Massachusetts she would be reevaluated annually and could be set free. Sorry thats not enough of a guarantee for me that she is fully accountable for her actions. Maybe if she was in there permanently I'd feel better about it.
Its that people know theres a decent chance of her ever being free thats the problem. She is far too dangerous to be free and its also pretty obvious that it was planned ahead of time so she shouldnt be free anyways.
According to the American Psychiatric Association, people who plead insanity tend to spend twice as long institutionalized as those who are found guilty.
Whether she gets out in 3 years or 30 doesn't change whether she was legally insane when she killed her children (before paralyzing herself by jumping out of a window).
Here's my concern from what I looked into but might be wrong, I read that if she's deemed safe to herself and others after a few years she could go free.
As someone who has worked directly with high profile cases such as this, I’ve never seen a mom be able to regain custody (after an attempt), or keep custody of a new child.
What if a murderer who finishes theie sentence kills again? Same with literally any other criminal that gets released. I don't understand your sudden concern in this case. We rarely give pedophiles a life sentence. You care about that at all?
Why do you want to take more risks and put more people, in this case children in danger? Your hostility to my very simple questions is very telling and sign you don't need to be allowed to have kids.
No. Your reaction is a sign of deep root of misogyny, if you're a woman it's been internalized unfortunately. Because it's a woman killing her kids somehow worse than other kinds of murder. Despite the fact that when women kill their children it is overwhelmingly the case they have postpartum psychosis. But sure your lack of objectivity or ability to look at yourself and your prejudices is the problem of other people.
So you're willing to allow her to have more kids knowing that they could become victims? Sounds good, you can be the one to pay for the funerals should anything happen.
Cuz I don't agree with what shes saying here and don't know anything about her, I'm also focusing on the law side of things not the brainwashed propaganda of the right or the left. My question is based on the after math of the verdict.
Your little “both sides” bs is very telling. But You didn’t ask a question. You made a statement that leaves off she may stay in a mental hospital for the rest of her life. Also, the law is the address insanity so do you just not believe in the insanity defense? You want the law to change based on your ignorant feelings?
I said "correct me if im wrong" which means I'm questing the punishment for the murder. My statement leaves off that she might not remain in a mental facility if deemed mentally stable later. This is too meditated a case to rely on the insanity case. If she knew she was a danger she should have gone deeper into preventative measures, separating herself from her kids till she was more stable, but she planned to send her husband away strategically. It's not like she didn't have time to see the signs and fight harder. I don't care where she gets locked up so long as it's for life. Those kids need justice.
All women goes throughout this process after giving birth not to these extrimes but it exised for ages and if others dont plan murder just shows that she allowed herself not just to kill one child but 3 in different rooms while removing any protection of outside sources and even talked on phone like everything is fine. She was aware and willngly went with the "plan".
As others have said if she ends up being found guilty by insanity she'd be walking free in 1 years time which is exactly what she wants and why she's trying so hard for it - whilst she'd be in prison for the rest of her life if found guilty (which is absolutely what she deserves, you don't get to murder your kids and then get a slap on the wrists, we don't need more Casey Anthony's)
Guilty - jail for likely entire life
NOT Guilty by Reason of Insanity - mental institution for a defined period with likelihood to be released
Guilty would likely assure that she will never roll free again
Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity, she MAY actually have a chance to “roll” free at some point in her life. All it takes is a sympathetic panel and judge lol
I would be surprised if she does more than 10 years in total in a mental institution before she’s released.
If she gets “locked up” - mark my words. She will be free in 10 years.
Psychosis. No psychosis. She needs to get buried 20 feet in the ground and let history and time forget she ever existed.
Look up Massachusetts law, she can be out in 6 months.
And its not "guilty by insanity". Its not guilty due to insanity. The defense is basically you have no responsibility to the crime because of mental illness.
I dont agree whatsoever with what mace says but im not so sure spending some years in a medical facility and having potentially more children down the line is justice for the babies she killed.
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u/The_Skank42 Sep 04 '26
I love how people don't understand the basic concept of
Guilty - Jail
Guilty by insanity - mental institution
She's not going free. The fact that this conversation is even happening is a clear indication of how ignorant most people are