songline
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She claimed brainwashing as an excuse for her reprehensible acts so that she wouldn't have to spend the greater part of her life in prison. Fortunately the jury didn't buy it and sent to prison for 35 years, allthough her name and wealth subsequently got a lot of that reduced. If she had come from some unknown poor family no one would have questioned it and you can bet that she would have done the 35 years.
Being in a bad situation may result in you debasing yourself in order to survive, and that is understandable, but it does NOT give you licence to abandon morality. If you do that, you are responsible for your actions, no matter what else might have happened. The only exception is if someone literally holds a gun to your head, and even then you should still be held accountable for your actions, allbeit that mitigating circumstances should be taken into account when determining the consequences.
And you don't think that fear has anything to do with Patti's behaviour?
She was not a rebel of that type...And you do not grow to become like that overnight. She became that way overnight. it was a question of a few weeks/months not years.(I dont remembr the time frame)
You really think that someone can be abducted into a situation like that and do things on their own free will? NOT.
Yes she came from money and yes it helped pay or a good lawyer.
And fortunately she did not have to rot in hell because she was poor.