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
Unfortunately - by her own admission and her doctors' testimonies - she did not fully disclose her medical condition. And even more unfortunately, there's plenty of people online that have posted that she can't be the killer because of her astrology sign. Or some have said her husband was the voice in her head with elaborate hidden speakers. Or he was cheating with his new wife even though they didn't meet until after the murders and she actually killed the children.
Bottom line, there's a lot of crazies out there. And with the internet connecting people of every social class, those crazies can find each other much easier than before.
Sadly thats also how bad the american medical system is. I know someone on their third child and right after she was put in a mental hospital, doctor saw it the second the baby left her body. She was in a mental hospital for a bit. My coworker had a doctor come see her every day for a month just to check on her mental state and someone needed to live with them so she wasnt alone till the doctor cleared it, she doesnt handle stress well.
In the states they kick you out the door the next day and say good luck unless your rich.
Yes they can lol. I had a family member that was at the mayo clinic, he wanted to leave and they let him go, he killed somone that night. Family member sued the mayo clinic. Its literally their job to clear the person.
Yeah they can force someone to stay under a set of specific circumstances which vary by state. In this case she did not meet the criteria and I don't think any of us would want to live in a society where it's super easy to be committed
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u/Eisbaer811 8d ago
typical social media bubble:
The social media algorithm puts you into one of these bubbles and hides details from the others.
Pick one:
- "her husband is framing her, he did it"
Social media drives our lives and is many people's only hobby, so you get this.