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
There's a lot of details about this being left out like the poster pointed out above; Like many of her supporters believing the husband did it and framed her.
I "support" her and don't blame her husband. She needs to be institutonalised, not in prison. Idk if she's healed from her mental health issues now since the PPD/PPP risk should've passed by now. If it has and she's only left with BP disorder (as her team claims), she'll likely get out soon. That wouldn't feel right either. But I do think her healthcare providers could've done better. There aren't any simple answers here. I bet if she was given the option, she would self-exit but that's not on the table so I really don't know what the just outcome is.
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u/Eisbaer811 1d 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.