OneLostGrl
I'm going against the grain- I'm going sane
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I voted yes simply because KC is obviously not a normal human being. You may think she's cruel and heartless, but it's also clear that she's mentally unstable. Inmates have the right to medical treatment, and mental health is definitely a medical issue.
To clarify, I do agree that sociopaths can't be rehabilitated. Narcissistic personality disorder is one of the most difficult psychiatric disorders to treat because those affected do not think they are ever in the wrong. I do feel that KC is evil, and although she is mentally ill I don't believe she can plead insanity here. And even with counseling, I don't think KC could ever be "cured" no matter what. I do not think it's possible to do something as heinous as murdering your own child without being mentally damaged for life. I can't imagine how a sane person could ever begin to reconcile that.
No mentally healthy person could possibly get into this situation. My daughter was an infant when Caylee was first reported "missing" and now she is 3 - just a couple months older than Caylee was when she died. I can't even fathom it. I can't even bring myself to even READ all of the details of the murder. Meanwhile, KC actually DID it. You really need to be bat***** crazy to even consider doing such a thing to your own child.
So she's clearly totally screwy in the head, and while my blood boils when I think of how poor Caylee was treated during her short life, I also think that untreated mental health problems are often why we see cases like this. I can't help but wonder what kind of family the A's would be if they had all been seeking treatment for their obvious psychiatric issues rather than whitewashing, and what that could have meant for little Caylee. I don't think it benefits anyone to allow such harmful psychiatric disorders to go untreated. Even if treatment does nothing for KC herself, maybe we can get some insight into sociopaths/narcissists and get closer to figuring out how to identify and protect their children from suffering a similar fate as Caylee.
JMO. :angel:
great post!