Anonymous #1 12h

The context is the Lindsay Clancy case

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Anonymous #1 12h

another example would be people who are battling depression and living in very dirty homes while having children

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Anonymous OP 12h

then your post demonstrates a failure to comprehend what happened. psychosis is not a matter of priorities, it’s not a choice. no one emerges from a severe psychotic episode simply by going “nevermind, I just remembered I have more important shit to deal with”

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Anonymous OP 12h

obviously a murder is a murder regardless of whether or not someone can be deemed fully responsible for their own actions but it’s dangerous to go around misrepresenting this kind of thing by framing it as if she was “choosing mental health over her kids”. in fact, if her mental health had been better managed, those kids would still be here

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Anonymous #3 11h

Obviously the point was directed at her supporters not the murderer herself. The people who try to justify what she did by saying, “it’s not her fault” or “she was mentally ill, and honestly same” need to know that mental health does not erode culpability in the slightest if anything it means you should take more precautions to prevent this event from happening

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Anonymous OP 11h

the post says “your child” and when asked about context you just mentioned her case, not people making excuses on her behalf. so no, as someone who doesn’t keep up with the true crime media circus, that wasn’t obvious the way you’re using the word “culpability” does still make it sound like you’re having trouble understanding what severe psychosis actually is. a person in acute psychosis is not consciously in control of their own actions, recognizing that fact is not the same as supporting her

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Anonymous #3 11h

The main reason this case made to the mainstream is because of the media circus, that I assumed was obvious. Regardless, for the same reason we hold men who were black out drunk accountable (despite not being in control of their actions) she is not free from culpability. Especially since there are signs of premeditation such as sending her husband away to the grocery store before the murders. Enough is enough!!!!!

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Anonymous OP 11h

okay, and I’m telling you that not everyone who’s aware of a case is also so immersed in true crime media that they would be aware of what arguments a murderer’s supporters are pushing and yeah, you’re clearly still not getting it, cause that example is completely incoherent. drinking is a choice, entering psychosis is not

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Anonymous OP 11h

people drink for fun. before someone makes the choice to have a drink, they’re not drunk, so they’re making a sober-minded decision. you’re attempting to draw a comparison between a frightening involuntary mental state and deliberate recreational intoxication

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