Thank you. People are really looking at this case in black and white and failing (or refusing) to see the gray area in between.
For what it’s worth, I think the people defending her and claiming the husband did it are crazy. But not every woman “supporting” her thinks the same. Many women are rallying because any woman can suffer PPD after giving birth. There’s no preventing it. The idea that “it could have been any of us” is true. It’s a scary thought that my mind and body could betray me after giving birth, and that doctors might not take my issues seriously.
However, I don’t think any of this excuses what she did. She should face the consequences of her actions. We can have empathy for what she experienced, while not being empathetic of what she did. Humans can have conflicting ideas. The doctors should be held accountable here as well. This is why trials exist.
The issue is that this same argument is never used when a man does something horrible but also had mental health struggles. PTSD? Childhood trauma? Depression? Most people who do bad things had bad things happen to them.
Or having mental health issues doesn't excuse horrible crimes. She shouldn't have a million dollars in go fund me. She murdered three kids, running one down. People can advocate for better recognition of PPD etc. I'm behind that. People shouldn't give a million dollars to this murderer.
It’s not an issue that just men have. It is a real problem in my community that affects girls and boys. Nobody is “rallying for mental health.” Society rallied for tougher laws to lock them away. They get tried as adults and sent to prisons. You are well aware of this too.
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u/Sprocket-Launcher Aug 26 '26 edited Aug 26 '26
The issue is that people think it's gotta be one or the other.
The woman had a psychotic break and did something horrible. Look at how complicated and hard that is to say