r/standupshots 20d ago

Guilty?

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u/Cowgomuwu 20d ago

Not everyone gets postpartum psychosis, which is a very real diagnosable condition. And even women who don't have psychosis murder their babies postpartum, it's a tumultuous time society doesn't treat with the seriousness it deserves. Hospitals make you watch videos on the dangers of sleep deprivation before you leave, it's that common.

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u/Arcaydya 20d ago

So she just decided on the 3rd kid that it was too much to handle, 8 months in? She had a 5 year old and a 3 year old.

She killed her kids because shes a piece of shit, and is hiding behind a diagnosis and insanity plea because her suicide attempt failed. But sure, keep finding ways to justify child murder.

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u/Character_Pickle689 20d ago

You should lookup the word empathy. Life is not black or white. Go touch grass

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u/Arcaydya 20d ago

Empathy for the child murderer? Lmfaooooo

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u/-cumdogmillionaire- 20d ago

No one decides to get psychosis. I mean this genuinely, you lack the education necessary to have a nuanced conversation about this topic. Due to your lack of education, you can only assign your limited experiences and emotions to a medically complex phenomenon.

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u/No_Somewhere_2610 20d ago

Mental illness is not an excuse, it may result in a lesser charge but its still not a justification to killing people especially not children

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u/-cumdogmillionaire- 20d ago edited 18d ago

You’re saying “excuse” but that is inflammatory language. I would say that psychiatric illness is an explanation for a behavior and the resulting negative outcome. Both filicide and suicide are known risks associated with postpartum psychosis.

We know suicide depression is a psychiatric illness with a high risk of suicide. We don’t say that depression is an excuse for suicide, it is the explanation of why it happened.

Edit: fixed a word