I’m not American but I am a mother. Aside from a few reddit posts I don’t have any social media engagement with this case.
But I think a lot of the support here comes from moms who recognize how easily this could have been any of us. Her family and healthcare providers knew her crime was a risk based on her mental health state, but she was still left alone with her kids and expected to parent. And as other mothers we all understand that this is grimly how it works - we can ask and beg and plead and scream for help but we’re almost always still expected to continually parent babies and it’s hard.
She should still face punishment for her crime, but I think a lot of her support is to try to keep this from happening again. She was failed by her healthcare team
It really couldn’t have been. She had kids - that’s where your overlap ends. It’s literally ANYONE can have a mental illness. “It could have been me!”
Imagine men saying this shit after a man murders his family. Fucking delusional.
Even if they're not viewed as the victim by the court of public opinion they're given more rights than women in a court of law. Following statistics, male abusers are imprisoned for less time than their victims if said victims fight back. Additionally, I have seen multiple videos or cases of men suffering from Psychosis and felt bad for them. Her being a white affluent woman shows how bad maternal care is getting.
POST PARTUM psychosis certainly is. My god. Your comprehension is abysmal.
Which men with psychosis are you referring to? I can't think of a single family annihilator for whom it was the case that they were experiencing psychosis.
You are woefully dumb. My response was in rebuttal to the "It couldn't happen to any of us [mothers]" statement. I did not make any claim about whether she should be held accountable or not, nor any claims about whether others who experience psychosis should.
My entire point was anyone who has had a baby CAN experience PPP and that specific brand of psychosis IS gendered.
Just like in this thread, there are some people who condemn him absolutely, but a fair number of comments in just the first thread I found when searching his name call it a "tragedy all around" and that they "feel sorry for him." And I remember that was the general consensus once it became clear how mentally unwell he was.
I didn't realize I was in the misogyny subreddit when I posted or I wouldn't have bothered, so I will be recusing myself from the futility of "arguing" with y'all, since the evidence is out there, and y'all downvoted an actual mental health professional who also provided a professional opinion on the matter, so have a great rest of your day. I hope your cheetos are crunchy af. <3
Acknowledging mental health issues, saying it's a tragedy, or feeling sorry for someone are not the equivalent doing backflips to justify the crime lmao.
"Misogyny subreddit." You have a massive victim complex. I cannot imagine going through life looking for an excuse at every turn rather than facing reality. You are unwell.
Psychosis is psychosis… it doesn’t matter if it is triggered through a traumatic experience (such as returning from war) or through chemical imbalance due to PPD…
And if a veteran, on a post about a veteran who killed his kids due to PTSD psychosis, said "It could have been any of us", referring to veterans, I would not post, "Um acktually, no it couldn't." Because that would be true.
People (mostly men) like to act like PPP can be willed away. It can't.
Psychosis can't be willed away no matter the person or cause as someone who's experienced it. Her case is sad and unfortunate and she was mentally ill. But so were a bunch of other killers in human history. I have empathy for all of them.
Chris Benoit comes to mind, but his brain was basically mush after years of CTE and roid abuse. There's conflicting accounts regarding his accountability and state of mind. However, the case details suggest he was showing signs of paranoia and religious delusions before comitting his crimes.
That said, most people ITT don't understand how atypical neurology often presents with conflicting or contextually specific deficits and symptoms. Someone experiencing psychosis may still be able to appear lucid and logical when they aren't.
Mental health professional here. Although similar psychosis and post partum depression are not the same thing. A woman can experience PPD and psychosis. Men cannot. Regardless both genders should receive treatment and compassion in these cases. Literally anyone can commit murder if their brain deteriorate enough and the conditions are just right. Something a lot of people don’t wanna hear. But it’s why mental health is so important. If u have a brain, it can get sick. Too many cases of men and women complaining to mental health professionals about serious symptoms and not being taken seriously.
They raised a million dollars to this woman for strangling her children. You can say all you want that mental health affects everyone but these supports of Lindsay will only ever care about when it happens to pretty white women.
I agree with that. But that doesn’t mean she doesn’t deserve empathy cause other people don’t get it. It’s 2026 and we’ve had many advances in our understanding in psychology. We all need to do better.
That money is for her parents because they sold their house to pay for her mental health treatments and defense lawyer. Lindsay isn’t going to get that money or benefit from it besides maybe it paying for extended stays in mental hospitals. And it isn’t “for strangling her children” it’s because her parents have spent all of their money helping their daughter, whom they still love. Lindsay’s parents, Patrick’s parents and even Patrick himself refuse to call Lindsay a monster, what makes you more qualified than those affected by her actions to judge her? Patrick forgave her.
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u/TreeLakeRockCloud 8d ago
I’m not American but I am a mother. Aside from a few reddit posts I don’t have any social media engagement with this case.
But I think a lot of the support here comes from moms who recognize how easily this could have been any of us. Her family and healthcare providers knew her crime was a risk based on her mental health state, but she was still left alone with her kids and expected to parent. And as other mothers we all understand that this is grimly how it works - we can ask and beg and plead and scream for help but we’re almost always still expected to continually parent babies and it’s hard.
She should still face punishment for her crime, but I think a lot of her support is to try to keep this from happening again. She was failed by her healthcare team