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Originally posted by PKTSU01
Point taken on her level of stress, ditto for the birth control. But, lets get serious...NO ONE told them to have 5 kids, and its a complete bullshit excuse that stress can get to ya, blah blah blah...it's amazing how every time something sick of this magnitude happens there always needs to be "someone" to blame, rather than the individual who actually committed the crime.
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You are EXACTLY right. I felt the same way when John Walker Lindh's parents blamed his behavior on "rap music" and the Columbine killers' parents blamed their murderousness on "bullying."
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Sure, I'm sure the stress can be overwhelming, but if anyone is going to legitimately try to use that as an excuse for killing 5 kids, well, they get negative points for intelligence and reasnableness at the very least.
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I have not made any excuses for this woman's actions--I'm not capable of that--she is the only one who could attempt to do so. I have simply acknowledged that I am willing to emphathize and recognize the SERIOUS NATURE OF STRESS AND WHAT IT CAN DO TO THE HUMAN PSYCHE (as it did to Ms. Yates).
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This means that every woman who raises kids while her husband is working has a legit excuse if she goes whack and offs someone? Equating his responsiblity with someone who killed her own kids though is a bit much...
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Um, isn't this a non sequitur--an argument that does not follow the statement I originally made? I merely agreed with a statement made by counting:
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Originally posted by counting
He is just as guilty as the wife.
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I have NOT excused nor used stress levels to exonerate anyone of guilt; rather, I feel that BOTH PARENTS should be held accountable for this crime. Let me break it down further: I BELIEVE THAT if TWO parents are present, TWO parents should raise the child(ren). All the time. All day. All night. Parenting is an exercise in the TEAMWORK AND RESPONSIBILITY OF BOTH PARTIES when two parents/guardians/responsible adults are present. Otherwise, if people are not willing to comply with this, then they need to go to the nearest pharmacy, planned parenthood clinic, vasectomist, gynecologist or abortionist--or abstain. It's as simple as that.
I ALSO BELIEVE THAT I have a right to my viewpoint (without anyone implying that it's "bullshit [...], negative [...] intelligence and [sic] reasnableness"). I stand by what I said, and I will reiterate:
Hopefully they BOTH will ask for God's mercy and forgiveness and BOTH will get some healing and counseling after ALL OF THIS. He's the only one that's capable of true justice. After all, killing her for "justice" won't bring those kids back, now will it?
PS: Oh, and about all those points that you've been dispensing and deducting--are they the equivalent of those tickets you get when you win games at places like
Dave and Buster's or the arcade at
Chuck E. Cheese? Where do I go to cash mine in?