[Wcoghill]

My understanding is that Andrea Yates was psychotic — not just depressed. This means that she was not experiencing the normal reality that you and I do. Even apparently rational judgements by her would not be truly rational — just rational when viewed through the specifics of her alternate reality. This is true even if the actions might seem normal to us– the realities might just coincide in this area. For example, even if psychotic, she might still make breakfast for the family every day (everyone has to eat in any reality). Its where the reality diverges that we have problems. No, I dont think she should get the death penalty. I dont feel she should have been found guilty either — in this country you can be found Not Guilty by reason of insanity — and she was insane.

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Name : Wcoghill, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, Age : 41, City : Parsippany, State : NJ, Country : United States, Occupation : Marketing, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

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