I know the sick feeling news stories like that bring to the surface. I've often wondered if the media stopped reporting stories such as this, maybe a few less crazies would get these ridiculous thoughts that they sometimes act upon. Your quote is a perfect one. I always have trouble believing in a god (not capitalized on purpose) that allows such things to occur. Peolple say "He allows us free will" but they also say "it was God's plan". So which is it? God's plan or our free will?

I totally respect other people's religious beliefs... however, saying that it is God's will is making an excuse for people who deserve no excuses for their actions. Myself, personally, I have had some horrible things happen to me by the hands of others and I believed "God" was responsible for it. Looking back on it now, it was not "God". It was simply sick people doing sick things. I do understand that there are mental illnesses that drive people to do things they have no control over. Considering the case, her defense will try to say she has post-partum depression, just like they did for other cases of women killing their children. As someone who has post-partum depression, I can tell you this: No matter how screwed up my head is, there is no way on Earth I could injure my children, nevertheless murder them. I could never hurt any child. I believe almost all PPD sufferers feel this way. So what's this person's excuse?

Sorry. I respect other's beliefs, too. Some days I believe and other days I can't help it but to question it all. Maybe I will able to let this terrible act leave my thoughts by thinking that this young angel won't be living in hell everyday at the hands of an obviously disturbed mother who might have mentally and physically abused this child for years and years before someone or something stepped in. RIP.

The lady actually claimed the Devil made her do it. My bad... or is it?
I think she would have got further along in her insanity plea if she said the infant told her to do it rather than the Devil. How fucking generic.
The next one will say that Mr. Rogers made her do it.

Now I've checked up on this incident and under related stories there's an article about a father that threw his four year old off a cliff so he wouldn't have to pay child support. It gets me so angry and depressed that this shit goes on EVERY DAY and so many of us read the article and say "how sad" and then sip our coffee and decide on what's for lunch. We have become a cold society that is so desensitized to horrors like these. Hope we all have a better day.

Your coffee scenario is spot on. Most of us would be like "Eh. It's too complicated. I'll miss American Idol!"
Me... I know that I can't save the world but if I could, I would.

This is the woman in San Antonio that ate the baby's brain and foot? It sounds like her. If it is she had a history of (unknown) psychiatric problems. In patient stays and the like. Sadly it could be schizophrenia and a few missed pills. I haven't read anything further than the few on line articles I found. Anyhow, there is a huge difference in PPD and schizophrenia (again, I don't KNOW if that was the issue, but a possible). Very sad though.

It's a sad sick world.

I think it's the same case. I did not read the article fully because... well, I don't want to hear the details.
Well... PPD on top of other mental issues is a volcano waiting to happen...
However, it's still very sick and inexcusable.
She goes no sympathy from me.

I don't feel sorry for her.
If it is the same woman she had attempted to stab herself in the chest after *waking up* to reality. I know the husband is already asking for the death penalty. There were two or three older children unharmed.

My real question is; how did her instability go unnoticed by family members? You've got to be really fucking crazy to do that. Like really noticably off - I think!

Hi!

Some people should not be allowed to have children. Nor be able to roam free in society lol