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Moze
I am a programmer, technical writer, and quality assurance engineer. I have three children and a beautiful wife... And I live in "Defiance," Colorado...
Interests: In no particular order: Fly Fishing, Football (Soccer), raising my children, drawing in pen and ink, being kind, alpine skiing, snowboarding, telemarking, driving the speed limit...
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Clearly, Russell Yates' failure to protect his children from their mother's psychosis resulted in their deaths.
Does that make him a murderer? There are two things wrong with this. Russel neither killed nor intended to kill the children. (And I'm not sure the premeditation test applies in Texas...)
Is there a lesser charge that could be brought? Maybe involuntary manslaughter, but you'd have to be able to prove recklessness--that in leaving the children at home with mom, dad put the childrens' lives in jeopardy. That would require proof that Russell knew Andrea's psychosis would result in murder.
My gut tells me that while Andrea may have had some physical condition that rendered her susceptible to psychosis, something pushed her over the edge. I have my own suspicions about that, but I'll keep them to myself...
Cheers,
Pt II. The insanity of this...
Still don't understand the not guilty part about this... So... when does Russell Yates go on trial for child endangerment resulting in death? The Chronology of this... April 17, 1993: Russell "Rusty" and Andrea Yates are married. Feb. 26, 1994: Noah Yates is born. Yates later tells doctors that...
Remind me to send you the .bmp that's been on my desktop since 9/11...
Cheers,
They Don't REMEMBER ...
German court rejects hijack law Germany's constitutional court has scrapped a law allowing the military to shoot down passenger planes suspected of being hijacked for terror attacks. The judge found that the law infringed the right to life and human dignity. The governm...
Like I said before, Steel, the worst part about belief is religion...
Cheers,
Mental Illness - Exhibit B
Pastor Says Mental Illness Is 'Demons' The church pastor of a woman accused of cutting off the arms of her 10-month-old daughter told jurors Wednesday that mental illness is actually demon possession and cannot be cured with medication. Dena Schlosser, 37, has pleaded not guilty by r...
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