There's been a fascinating and horrific case in NZ that recently wrapped up, with the conviction of a mother for killing her three children.
She tried the insanity defence, but that failed. I struggle to see why, as I can't think of anything more insane than deliberately murdering your three young children one at a time.
The background is here: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/lauren...FLSERAAOGFLTM/
Notable points to me are the majority verdict, and even more importantly, the fact that she's being held in a secure mental unit prior to sentencing. If she's sane enough to be convicted of murder, I would have thought she's sane enough to be in jail like any other non-insane murderer.
Laura Dickason's family believes post-partum depression was the problem, and the psychiatric industry is by no means unanimous on the subject.
The other point is, I fail to see how either justice or the prison system is served by the verdict.
She tried the insanity defence, but that failed. I struggle to see why, as I can't think of anything more insane than deliberately murdering your three young children one at a time.
The background is here: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/lauren...FLSERAAOGFLTM/
Notable points to me are the majority verdict, and even more importantly, the fact that she's being held in a secure mental unit prior to sentencing. If she's sane enough to be convicted of murder, I would have thought she's sane enough to be in jail like any other non-insane murderer.
Laura Dickason's family believes post-partum depression was the problem, and the psychiatric industry is by no means unanimous on the subject.
The other point is, I fail to see how either justice or the prison system is served by the verdict.
via International Skeptics Forum https://ift.tt/BVATnPC
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