Hundreds of Lindsay Clancy supporters, many wearing pink clothing emblazoned with phrases such as “Believe,” “She Needed Help” and “Peace For Lindsay,” gathered Thursday outside the courthouse where she is on trial in the killings of her three children.
Several of the 300 women, and a few men, said Clancy’s story resonated with them and that they wanted to raise awareness about how the mental health system treats women. Clancy’s lawyer does not dispute that she killed the children, but says she should not be held criminally responsible because she was mentally ill.
Kara Hurston holds her daughter Prinn, 4, as they join a demonstration in support of Lindsay Clancy outside Plymouth Superior Court, where Clancy is on trial in connection with the deaths of her three children.
Better watch your back, Prinn, 4.
Whatever you think about this case, it’s crazy that mothers are bringing their children to a rally supporting a mother killing her children. Perhaps there should be a group of physicians standing by to talk with these women before they leave the area…
but says she should not be held criminally responsible because she was mentally ill.
This is a giant misunderstanding IMO. Being mentally ill is part of who that person is, if it results in criminal actions, the person must be held responsible. Otherwise we can boil the argument down to that we all are influenced by outside forces, and we essentially don’t have free will. And that would make No one responsible for their actions.
For example: “I was angry because I was hungry.”
Should that be a legal defense?
Granted that if she can be successfully treated, that could serve as an argument to reduce punishment, if she is no longer a danger to people around her. And American punishments are generally over the top sociopathic.
But the idea that mental illness should void responsibility is a huge misunderstanding.
I was once personally threatened by someone with a big knife, claiming he was allowed to do it because he was mentally ill.
I explained to him very carefully, that he is not, and if he attacked me, he would go to prison. He was obviously aware of what he was doing, and I managed to talk him down. But he too had this idea that you are not responsible for your actions, if you can claim mental illness.Just saying she was mentally ill is the understatement of the century. The framing of this headline sickens me.
She was in a full on manic episode, desperately trying to get help, and everyone around her failed her.
I agree. The headline and article are so different they might as well be unrelated.
Everyone sucks here
“She loves them deeply,” Cavanaugh said. “She carries immense grief.”
This is reminiscent of the guy who killed his kid by leaving him in a hot car and then killed himself due to grief. She will never escape the memory of what she did because the trial will highlight the entire thing. The media has painted her as a monster. Peace will never be in her life again as she has to live with what she did, regardless of the trial outcome. She will try suicide again.
It’s time for our regularly scheduled ragebait distraction murder trial! Whose side will you enter the argument for this time?
