▲ 364 ▼ Nurse Lucy Letby guilty of murdering seven babies on neonatal unit (www.bbc.com) submitted 2 years ago by JustAManOnAToilet@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 69 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Chee_Koala@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (2 children) They found this note, it gives us a tiny glimpse into Lucy's mind, at least.. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] RandallFlagg@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* Does someone mind transcribing the chicken scratch handwriting? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Fisk400@feddit.nu 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't know, all other actions seem very competent and very different from the note. Without thorough investigation by professional we can't draw conclusions from that. It may just be that she prefers people thinking that she is crazy rather than a heartless monster. The note seems very deliberately written to look crazy to me but who knows permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Telorand@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago* That was my thought as well. Maybe she knew she was close to getting caught and hoped to be labeled criminally insane for some kind of imagined lighter sentence. In the US, at least, being deemed insane by the courts lands you in unpleasant, secure psychiatric facilities whose patients are often forgotten and abused worse than inmates, but maybe it's better in the UK...? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RandallFlagg@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* Does someone mind transcribing the chicken scratch handwriting? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fisk400@feddit.nu 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't know, all other actions seem very competent and very different from the note. Without thorough investigation by professional we can't draw conclusions from that. It may just be that she prefers people thinking that she is crazy rather than a heartless monster. The note seems very deliberately written to look crazy to me but who knows permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Telorand@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago* That was my thought as well. Maybe she knew she was close to getting caught and hoped to be labeled criminally insane for some kind of imagined lighter sentence. In the US, at least, being deemed insane by the courts lands you in unpleasant, secure psychiatric facilities whose patients are often forgotten and abused worse than inmates, but maybe it's better in the UK...? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Telorand@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago* That was my thought as well. Maybe she knew she was close to getting caught and hoped to be labeled criminally insane for some kind of imagined lighter sentence. In the US, at least, being deemed insane by the courts lands you in unpleasant, secure psychiatric facilities whose patients are often forgotten and abused worse than inmates, but maybe it's better in the UK...? permalink fedilink source parent
