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It’s perfectly reasonable to say a temporary mental condition caused diminished capacity but that should not fully negate the crime. Massachusetts laws are very different from Federal laws and the majority of states, and MA laws would not give her a free pass if she were found to be affected by a temporary mental health issue. The problem is the mental health defense would normally result in confinement to a mental health facility, but if this was only an issue during/after pregnancy is she still a danger? Should she still serve time? Those are the questions the trial is trying to answer in real time.
No, this trial is trying to answer one very specific question, which is whether the killings were done with a criminal mind. Pretty much everything else is already known or outside the scope of a criminal case.
There lies the argument of the defense (the mom). This wasn’t a temporary mental case, it was the conclusion of a very long period of mental illness. Having listened to their defense, the system failed her and her family.
Yes but that’s a specific issue with the defense. Postpartum depression IS by definition a temporary condition, even shorter if treatment is sought, which she didn’t, which leads to culpability.
She has experts, the prosecution has experts. That’s the ideal example of the current system in play. The goal of neither side is to tell the truth, unfortunately, it’s to tell the best story which matches their side of events. Which is fucked up but is the reality of the system.
It’s perfectly reasonable to say a temporary mental condition caused diminished capacity but that should not fully negate the crime. Massachusetts laws are very different from Federal laws and the majority of states, and MA laws would not give her a free pass if she were found to be affected by a temporary mental health issue. The problem is the mental health defense would normally result in confinement to a mental health facility, but if this was only an issue during/after pregnancy is she still a danger? Should she still serve time? Those are the questions the trial is trying to answer in real time.
People need to understand that civil commitments are pretty fucking wild. They’re effectively life imprisonment.
No, this trial is trying to answer one very specific question, which is whether the killings were done with a criminal mind. Pretty much everything else is already known or outside the scope of a criminal case.
Yes but that’s the defense, mental disorder in lieu of criminal intent.
There lies the argument of the defense (the mom). This wasn’t a temporary mental case, it was the conclusion of a very long period of mental illness. Having listened to their defense, the system failed her and her family.
Yes but that’s a specific issue with the defense. Postpartum depression IS by definition a temporary condition, even shorter if treatment is sought, which she didn’t, which leads to culpability.
Yep and a bunch of laypeople are doing it. Not MH experts, not doctors, random people.
She has experts, the prosecution has experts. That’s the ideal example of the current system in play. The goal of neither side is to tell the truth, unfortunately, it’s to tell the best story which matches their side of events. Which is fucked up but is the reality of the system.