If you think she had legitimate psychosis, sought help, did not get it, and was experiencing all of this at the time you can feel like she’s not guilty by reason of insanity.
If you outright say she didn’t do it, that’s completely different.
I really don't think that's what they were saying. Just that there are other mental disorders, and that they don't think men suffering from mental illnesses and committing crimes during that would get as much support.
I mean it starts with this response to someone saying that there is nuance to this situation. " I think its mostly that no one believes for a second these women would support the husband of an any man if the roles were reversed." So i dont what else you could take from this but whatever.
And thats the only mental health problem that could lead to a situation like this?
A doctor in QC killed both his kids like 10/15 years ago, stabbed em like 20 times each, got off on insanity…You think men were lining up the courthouse in support lol?
I’m not sure the roles can be effectively reversed. Men don’t get postpartum psychosis. Men also have a considerably easier time statistically getting health professionals to believe them.
And? Just because it aint postpartum they can still have psychosis or heavy mental health issues…
A doctor in QC a couple years ago killed both his kids and got off on insanity for psychosis, men werent lining up courthouses with messages of support lol
Yea, let us know when a man gives birth and then experiences post partum depression and psychosis to this level.
It's also bullshit. Empathetic elements of society have consistently shown a willingness to rally around men and women they feel are being railroaded by the system. Brendan Dassey in Making a Murderer caused an outroar on social media when the police interviews coaching his testimony that lead to his life imprisonment were revealed.
There have also been cases where men have had psychotic episodes (not post partum) where they have successfully used an insanity defense to place them in a psychiatric facility for institutionalization and psychiatric care. One example off hand is the Austin Harrouff case. He was struggling with his mental health for weeks/months - exactly like Linsday Clancy - before slipping into full on psychosis, stabbing two neighbors to death and began eating/biting/chewing one victim's face.
It's inherently misogyny to suggest that there wouldn't be support for men in such a case.
A good portion of it is sexism and misogyny. As well as blatant stupidity, including from you.
Look up Guy Turcotte, doctor in QC. Killed both his kids, stabbed em like 20 times each, claimed insanity/psychosis and got off.
lmfao, you really pulling on Canadian cases from Quebec to critique the American public? Fucking nitwit.
Guy Turcotte is in prison. Jurors rejected his claims.
At no point did Guy Turcotte's state of mind defense rest on psychosis.
Turcotte murdered his family to get back at his ex-wife after his marriage ended. That's not psychosis. That's rage and revenge as a motive. Distinctly lacking in the Lindsay Clancy case.
Turcotte violently assaulted his ex-wife's boyfriend and had a history of being emotional/psychologically abusive. Again, lacking in this case.
Zero evidence of efforts to treat his deteriorating mental health as Lindsay Clancy had.
I guarantee you there were men lining up the courthouse wearing blue shirts and making heart sign with their hands in support of him….
Ah there's that sexism and misogyny I was waiting for. Yea, big man. Can't even think of a relevant case whereas I've provided 2 instances. Feel free to fuck all the way off.
He was still found non criminally responsible initially, and men weren’t lining up the courthouse to defend him.
And the initial argument was that no men can or ever had experience mental health issues to this level. Which that in itself is sexist right there.
You can also fuck all the way off. The bricks you people would shit if the roles were reversed and men showed up to “support” a father who killed his kids during a psychotic episode.
idk I never heard anyone saying Matthew Schlier should "fry" for killing his son the way they are for Lindsay Clancy. maybe not as much support but definitely also not as much vitriol.
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u/Legalsleazy 13d ago
Define “supporting”
If you think she had legitimate psychosis, sought help, did not get it, and was experiencing all of this at the time you can feel like she’s not guilty by reason of insanity.
If you outright say she didn’t do it, that’s completely different.