There are specific legal limits on "insane" in Texas.

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ebnelson — 3/13/2002 4:20:19 PM (archived)

A better term for "insane" in our legal system might be "totally out of your mind".
IOW, unable to hold a rational conversation or thought.
An "insane" person in the legal sense would answer something like, "purple omelette" when asked about the weather.
Andrea is clearly not in that category of insane.
Perhaps the law needs changing here, and in the majority of our 50 states where this is the standard applied.
The jury made the tough but clear choice to recognize the fact of her guilt.
The question is how they will deal out her sentance.
As for the husband, I think he is profoundly evil and IMHO was betting that she would in fact get rid of the kids.
He is a total creep and deserves to be branded for life and exiled away from any civilzed society.
Ed

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Jury finds Andrea Yates guilty of capital murder - Larry J - 3/12/2002 11:08:52 AM
- Re: Jury finds Andrea Yates guilty of capital murder - Bowser - 3/13/2002 4:04:46 PM
  - 90% chance - FrankC - 3/13/2002 6:19:14 PM
- I just realized I'm a NOW feminist - p - 3/13/2002 2:36:37 PM
  - There are specific legal limits on "insane" in Texas. - ebnelson - 3/13/2002 4:20:19 PM
    - The seem to exempt many deserving people! n/t (n/t) - Bowser - 3/13/2002 8:47:03 PM
  - Life. - RobVG - 3/13/2002 4:06:58 PM
  - By the standards of normal society, we could argue that anyone... - Larry J - 3/13/2002 2:49:40 PM
    - Secrets of the human brain - FrankC - 3/13/2002 3:53:20 PM
    - Now that her trial is over, maybe they should go after her husband - Scott - 3/13/2002 3:47:30 PM
- I think that if you wait to see what the jury does in the sentancing phase - ebnelson - 3/12/2002 7:30:49 PM
- Texas!!! - Bowser - 3/12/2002 11:13:27 AM
  - You are an idiot. - ebnelson - 3/13/2002 4:21:04 PM
    - Hey, eb - - - - Bowser - 3/13/2002 9:14:25 AM
      - Funtime was ahd by all. - ebnelson - 3/13/2002 6:22:01 PM
  - A comment from Jerry Pournelle: - Tom Brosz - 3/13/2002 1:51:35 PM
    - A comment from Bowser - Bowser - 3/13/2002 2:34:29 PM
      - inconsistent - p - 3/14/2002 3:57:15 PM
        
        Poor Phil - Bowser - 3/14/2002 4:25:52 PM
  - So, what would you recommend - FrankC - 3/12/2002 7:20:59 PM
  - Yeah, imagine that! - Larry J - 3/12/2002 1:41:11 PM
    - Re: Yeah, imagine that! - Bowser - 3/12/2002 6:24:35 PM
      - Were you that fired "invesitgator" that Jerry sued? - ebnelson - 3/13/2002 8:59:14 PM
  - Texas Governor just annouced the construction of a new Nuclear power generation facility - Scott - 3/12/2002 11:22:12 AM

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