Posted by Krazy Kat on February 27, 2002, at 16:33:32
In reply to Re: Yates trial, posted by Cecilia on February 27, 2002, at 0:29:56
Remember the poor Menendez brothers in California - they killed their parents after suffering years of abuse. However, the public didn't embrace them because they were angry young men who then spent the money of their abusive father.
I hate to be puritanical, but murder is murder. I think things will change as we start to see mental illness as a physical challenge - in fact we may see "asylums" go away completely and the mentally ill will go to prison. We don't give leeway to a young inner city man who shot his friend because they had an argument. It was the way he was brought up, his surroundings created this "mental affliction", this uncontrolable anger.
Yate IS responsible, just like the recent homeless who have pushed people in front of the metro in NY. And they certainly aren't getting this kind of compassion from the public.
- KK
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