Re: OT: THE MURDERESS, ANDREA YATES IN HOUSTON, TEXAS


"Ed Chait" <edchait4remove@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Sandi" <sanditypes@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Ed Chait" <edchait4remove@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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There is no double standard. No one is giving her a free pass here. She
did a horrible thing. She was also psychotic (mentally ill). It doesn't
appear that her husband was. She was in a position of submission to a
man and a belief system. The husband may have been brainwashed as well,
but he wasn't the one giving birth to 5 kids and he wasn't psychotic.
There is a HUGE difference. Unfortunately, I imagine the preacher
skates free. She was in no state of mind to decide anything rationally
for herself, yet the state of Texas wants to kill her?

Ed Chait wrote:


Of course there is a double-standard, unless you think it would be
societally forgiveable for him to drown her because she refused to have
sex with him.

After all, he was indoctrinated that women are to be submissive.

ed
Are you deliberately ignoring the fact that she was mentally ill and he
wasn't?

Sandi

No, I'm not deliberately ignoring that at all. I am fully aware of the
fact that she was mentally ill and I don't at all that she should be held
responsible for her actions as if she were sane.

I am not arguing that perpective of the case at all. I am just arguing
the issue of his possible culpability and frankly became a bit weary of
all the male demonization that goes on here by a very few individuals.

Nobody here knows what this guy's motives were or what his heart is like.
He most probably could have made better choices than he did. Most of us
can look back and say the same thing. That doesn't make him guilty of
anything.

ed
If you're referring to me, I don't demonize males. I do, however, demonize
males that twist religion to place themselves in a place of power respective
to their wives, and then refuse to accept the level of responsibility that
amount of power affords them.

Sandi


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