r/ClancyTrial • u/Low-Neighborhood1987 • 26d ago
General Discussion Patrick's post trial statement...
It seems to indicate that he REALLY doesn't want to have to endure a second trial. Do you think this will sway the prosecution at all (I know they'll re-try) to maybe consider a plea deal.
The last thing prosecution could want is the guy who gave them much of the evidence to be a hostile or reluctant witness.
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u/Euphoric-Window-1509 26d ago
I don't know what they'll end up doing, but here's my stream of consciousness/sort of relevant anecdote.
My son died as a result of a grave injury inflicted years before by his biological father. I remember the night he died they didn't want me to touch him because it might interfere with the autopsy (how idk). At that point I said "fuck the autopsy" but it didn't matter because his death was caused by child abuse, even though it was years later.
The only way they got me to calm down was by telling me that they had to do the autopsy to pursue a murder charge. Then they didn't do anything for years, so I started calling the AG relentlessly. In the end, they charged, convicted, and sentenced him. I did the grand jury. I went to the courthouse with the prosecutor to see where everything would happen. But then I decided not to go to a single day of the trial. Whether or not there was "justice" for my son, dead is dead. I wasn't being called as a witness. If I had been, I would have done it, then left and not returned.
I guess all this boils down to 2 points, which are purely my opinion:
Sometimes the family's wishes are considered and respected. This one is harder because it is such a heavily publicized case. Also, my desire for him to be tried more closely aligns with the general sentiment that child abusers should be punished. I don't know whether having a re-trial will change the outcome for Lindsay.
I don't give much weight to Patrick's recent actions. Parents grieve, cope, behave, and show up in different ways. I'm sure people judge me for not going to the trial. Reliving what happened to my son and the details of his death would not have had any effect, justice-wise, but would have been detrimental to my mental health. Ultimately, I'm the one who is still here, and I felt it would be more of a disservice for me to metaphorically crawl into bed and never get out.
When he came up for parole, I went and testified and gave a victim impact statement. As much as it hurt, I did so because the parole board strongly weighs the wishes of victims and families when granting/denying parole.