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In reply to the discussion: Should Andrea Yates be allowed to go to church once a week? [View all]WolverineDG
(22,298 posts)16. Her now ex-husband should have been prosecuted along with her
but in Texas, only women are prosecuted & convicted for "murder by omission." He was the real whack-job in the family. Since she's no longer under his control, I've got no problem with her attending services.
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Yes, all of her delusions, leading to murder, were based on extreme religious views.
MoonRiver
Apr 2012
#2
I would be OK with that as long as there are some conditions. She should be monitored and
Arkansas Granny
Apr 2012
#18
I know about her case. It happened while I was in college. We studied it.
YellowRubberDuckie
Apr 2012
#40
as long as all the others mentally ill killers are allowed to attend the weekly event of their
Liberal_in_LA
Apr 2012
#24
She should get life imprisonment in the deepest hole under the ground, no parole, no sunlight. Ever.
Zalatix
Apr 2012
#26
It is possible to make insane people worse by ignoring the problem...
YellowRubberDuckie
Apr 2012
#30
I do understand the mentality behind finding the nearest MALE to turn into a scapegoat
Zalatix
Apr 2012
#46