Women who kill their newborns are deeply unwell, so why are they being tried for murder?

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[–]xoenix 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Come on Guardian, let's see you go to bat for serial killers next.

[–]catfishrising 5 insightful - 4 fun5 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 4 fun -  (2 children)

Anyone who would kill a newborn is deeply unwell, so why punish anyone for child murder?

[–]Alienhunter糞大名 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Murderers are mentally unwell, why are we throwing them in jail?

[–]OuroborosTheory 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

now you're thinking like a lawyer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1YojYy_oG0

[–]iamonlyoneman 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I'm guessing, really just spitballing here, but maybe because of the murders they commit?

[–]Alienhunter糞大名 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

All she did was crush a babies skull and toss it in a garbage bag. Won't anyone consider that she was upset?

What's next? Throwing poor alcoholics in jail for vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated?

[–]bucetao6969Ace Spectrum 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Remember this is why female rapists aren't punished as well.

No I'm not talking about women who "rape" men I'm talking about women who rape other women and asexual/homosexual men.

[–]jet199 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Funny how supposed asexual guys always have these lurid rape fantasies about a woman forcing herself on them.

[–]alladd 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well yeah asexual is just Zoomer "playing hard to get". You pretend not to have a sexuality at all, so it's like a huge compliment when someone gets your rocks a tootin'.

[–]Dzonatan 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

And then reality hits and the girl is not as hot nor is the experience as pleasant as he imagined.

[–]YJaewedwqewq 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Lol, the UK is an unlivable, pussywhipped country. Any woman who murders her child should be given the Oliver Cromwell treatment (or worse) regardless of how sad or crazy she was at the time.

[–]cephyrious 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The article argues that they should be tried for infanticide, not "regular" murder. Infanticide is still criminal. Actually, the definition of infanticide includes the word "murder", but sentencing is slightly more lenient than regular murder. It's a fair argument.

[–]LtGreenCo 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

sentencing is slightly more lenient than regular murder

That's seems ass-backwards to me. If anything, it should be more punishing. You murdered a defenseless child.

[–]Adventurous_Ad6212 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Rapists who murder their victims are deeply unwell so why are they going to prison?

[–]fuck_redditThou/Thee/Thy 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

What the FUCK? England essentially allowed murder of your child if it’s less than a year old? I mean, I know the Guardian is horrifically stupid, but they really missed the real story.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It’s a women’s right to her body.