@john_john_jr: Three young children were strangled in their own home by the mother charged with keeping them safe. Whatever personal difficulties she faced, those lives ended because of deliberate actions taken while their father was away. The proper response is grief for the victims and clear condemnation of the person responsible, not excuses that shift focus away from what occurred. Mental health struggles do not erase the line between illness and the decision to kill. Postpartum difficulties affect many mothers who still protect their children. When that line is crossed, treating the outcome as a medical event rather than a crime removes the basic expectation that parents remain responsible for the lives in their care. Accountability exists to protect the innocent. The children had no voice and no chance to defend themselves. A system that prioritizes understanding the perpetrator over consequences for the act leaves future families without the certainty that murder will be met with justice.
