QueenBea13
Well-Known Member
Why or how would anyone expect a 3rd grader to make adult decisions?
So battered women who snap and kill their aggressors should spend 50 years in jail as well? Baffling.
For what it's worth, I think DeeDee got exactly what she deserved. Just because someone died, doesn't meant they suddenly became less of a monster.
The Judge signed the waiver and Missouri authorities have 30 days to come get her. Judge Michael Bohren asked Blancharde if she understood what she was doing. She said yes but conferred with her attorney. The Judge wasn't happy with that and wanted her to answer the questions. She told the judge she has a 3rd grade education and was taking anti-seizure medication in jail.
http://www.cbs58.com/story/29362147/gypsy-blanchard-will-be-sent-back-to-missouri-to-face-charges
Huh? She's taking anti-seizure meds in jail? I wonder what doctor ordered that? This case is so messed up.
The Judge signed the waiver and Missouri authorities have 30 days to come get her. Judge Michael Bohren asked Blancharde if she understood what she was doing. She said yes but conferred with her attorney. The Judge wasn't happy with that and wanted her to answer the questions. She told the judge she has a 3rd grade education and was taking anti-seizure medication in jail.
http://www.cbs58.com/story/29362147/gypsy-blanchard-will-be-sent-back-to-missouri-to-face-charges
Huh? She's taking anti-seizure meds in jail? I wonder what doctor ordered that? This case is so messed up.
Why or how would anyone expect a 3rd grader to make adult decisions?
BBM
At this point, post confession, I am going to take everything Gypsy says with a grain of salt. I think she knows what to say to get what she wants. She learned at the feet of a master and it's ingrained in her. The judge isn't going to check her school transcripts or her prison meds. She can say whatever she wants. And again, she needs long term counseling, and should not be turned loose for a long time. While I have sympathy for her, I don't trust her at all.
I hear what you're saying. I do. I just keep thinking that if the victim in this case weren't her mother, and if she had killed her herself, how would everyone feel then? If the girls held in Ohio had killed their captor would we be saying that even though they were captive victims they still belonged in prison?
This abuse started when Gypsy was 5 years old according to her mother's family. From the age of 5.
ETA--On the other hand, if you beat and abuse a dog until it becomes a killer, it still has to be put down. It's not the dog's fault, it was tortured, but it's beyond salvage now and must be destroyed. Since we're talking about a human being here, euthanasia is out of the question, but maybe imprisonment is the way to go. It's not Gypsy's fault that she is what she is, but society still has to be protected? Is that the correct way to look at this horrible situation?
ACK!! This case is tearing me up because I just DON'T KNOW and I usually have such a strong sense of black/white--no grey--in this case it's all GREY to me!!
Yet they did absolutely nothing to stop it or remove her from the situation.This abuse started when Gypsy was 5 years old according to her mother's family. From the age of 5.
Yet they did absolutely nothing to stop it or remove her from the situation.
They are as guilty as the dead witch.