r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/MGLLN • 21h ago

Could probably hear the “FOH!!” from space

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u/StuMacherGhostface 17h ago

She could easily and realistically be out in like a year. How are you supposed to get life in a mental ward if your mental illness is temporary?

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u/ratfink_111 15h ago

That’s not true. Misinformation

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u/Furrycontainmentalt 15h ago

You can’t just stick your hands over your ears and call ‘misinformation’ because you don’t like reality…

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u/ratfink_111 15h ago

Call it like I see it. Just Google if that’s likely. It’s not hard.

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u/crowcawer 15h ago

She should have one of two results from this.

In the door or in the drawer.

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u/SplintPunchbeef ☑️ 12h ago

Absolutely factual. Massachusetts law says the initial commitment is valid for six months, and after that she can only be recommitted in additional one-year periods. Every single year they would have to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that she's still mentally ill and that releasing her would cause serious harm.

Even the initial six months isn't guaranteed since the facility can attempt to discharge her before then, but the DA gets the opportunity to petition for continued commitment.

The defense's argument is that the murders were caused by a postpartum psychotic episode. If that episode has resolved, what exactly would justify long-term commitment beyond the initial six months?