Yates Pleads Insanity

[harleygirl]

Yates pleads insanity, admits drowning her kids
Houston woman's life sentence for 2001 killings was overturned
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10197629/

[vraiblonde]

Think about that. We live in a country where a woman can chase down her five children and hold them under water until they're dead, and some court will overturn her prison sentence because a behavioral "expert" gave false testimony. And not even eye-witness testimony - nobody is saying she didn't actually kill her children, just that this "expert" said he saw a TV show that he didn't really see.

Pretty scary.

It's obvious she knew what she was doing, I mean she chased the kids through the house to get them, I say fry her. IMO

[bresamil (Premo)]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

Think about that. We live in a country where a woman can chase down her five children and hold them under water until they're dead, and some court will overturn her prison sentence because a behavioral "expert" gave false testimony. And not even eye-witness testimony - nobody is saying she didn't actually kill her children, just that this "expert" said he saw a TV show that he didn't really see.

Pretty scary.

When you think of how long it would have taken to kill the oldest..I think she should have received the death penalty the first time around. Is she crazy? Sure enough. No sane person would take the life of an innocent child, let alone 5. She has no soul.

[kwillia (Premo)]

Originally Posted by bresamil

When you think of how long it would have taken to kill the oldest..I think she should have received the death penalty the first time around. Is she crazy? Sure enough. No sane person would take the life of an innocent child, let alone 5. She has no soul.

My position is that mentally instable people who are a threat to society or have already proven themselves to be capable of maiming or killing another should be put to sleep.

[bresamil (Premo)]

Originally Posted by kwillia

My position is that mentally instable people who are a threat to society or have already proven themselves to be capable of maiming or killing another should be put to sleep.

Agreed. Like any rabid animal.

[singlesomddad]

Originally Posted by missperky

It's obvious she knew what she was doing, I mean she chased the kids through the house to get them, I say fry her. IMO

Yup i agree

[gumby]

Originally Posted by kwillia

My position is that mentally instable people who are a threat to society or have already proven themselves to be capable of maiming or killing another should be put to sleep.

Yup. Why waste resources (sp?) on people like that?? If she's that far gone, there can't be much hope for rehab. JMO

[jwwb2000]

This story just upsets me to no end.

[CMC122]

Unbelievable.