Andrea Yates Is Not Guilty by reason of insanity. Well no shit!
Is it wrong to be so angry with a few people I've heard today saying the Verdict in the Andrea Yates case was wrong? My West Virginia friend Tracey covered a lot of this in her blog, and I'm going to comment on the rest of the story. I still haven't a clue why the hell the prosecution didn't bring any charges against her then husband Rusty Yates for his obvious involvement in his children's death. It also demonstrates how incredibly closed minded the Texas Prosecutor's office is, I mean lets face, they have tunnel vision. They chose to focus on only half the story and that was their decision; yet the prosecutor is disappointed at the verdict.
Her husband, who didn't even have the courage to stay married to her (so much for that Better Or Worse part in the vows) and has since remarried, encouraged his INSANE wife to stop taking her meds and continue having babies. What the Fuck? Was nothing going to interfere with his god-given right to procreate? Rainbird even admitted, had things in our lives been different, and I was like that, insane, he would have gotten himself snipped long before child number 5 came along. He's the one that in my opinion deserved some jail time in this matter not Andrea.
Further when you add to the fact that she's been taken off her meds (Haldol) a number of times since then and had psychotic episodes following each removal, should be a strong indication that she needs the meds. It should also serve a strong indication that she shouldn’t be left alone to care for herself.
The verdict was innocent by reason of insanity, which means yes she did the deed, but even though she called police and told them, she truly believed at the time she was saving their lives. It sounds twisted, but to her it made perfect sense and that’s why I was angry when she was found guilty at the first trial. I’m so glad the prosecution was a bunch of idiots when they allowed the testimony of Dr. Park Dietz, who presented false testimony when he said Yates might have been influenced by an episode of the "Law & Order" television program. There was no such episode, unfortunately the judge wouldn’t allow the defense to go back and challenge it, which is was caused the “Reversible Error.” And that’s why the case was retried.
I only wish it had been done right at the beginning with the prosecution cutting a deal that would have allowed Ms Yates to remain psychiatric care, instead of going to trial and jail.
Sounds a little like Texas might be coming into the new Millennium after all.
Now for those that compared to what Andrea Yates did to Susan Smith, lets have a refresher course…
- Susan Smith told the police initially that her car was carjacked by a black man while she was driving with the boys in the back seat. She drove around she said agonizing and even tried to take her own life but chickened out, sending her children instead into the water.
- She appeared numerous times on TV pleading for their safe return all the while knowing and comprehending they were at the bottom of the lake.
- She later confessed fully and admitted that she lied to the lead investigator who had “befriended” her.
- During her trial it was discovered that she murdered Michael and Alex because she was in love with a man that didn't want children in his life (of course we all know that was an excuse he didn’t want her).
I hope now most can see the differences more clearly now.
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2 comments:
The woman in question that I referred to was not Susan Smith. This was a woman that tossed her kids off the bridge as passerbys watched on. It happened in the last year or so.
I was unable to find a reference while searching it out.
The comparison to Susan Smith did not come from you.
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