If Lindsay Clancy is found not responsible because hormones, mental illness, or medication made her unstable, women might want to be VERY careful celebrating that verdict.
Because the law loves one thing...

PRECEDENT.

And precedent has a funny way of coming back around.
Future Job interviews:
"Are you currently hormonal?"
Well... I'm a woman.
Okay. Any medications?
Why does that matter?
Apparently it matters now. You see Lindsey Clancy trial?
Police officer carrying a loaded weapon?
Hold on. Better check the hormones and medication list first.
Air traffic controller?
Let's see the prescriptions first.
Nuclear launch codes?
Absolutely not.
One bad hot flash mixed with the wrong medication and Canada is glowing.
And female judges?
That gets interesting.
How can you determine whether someone ELSE is mentally competent while arguing that hormones or medication can make someone incapable of knowing right from wrong?
And just WAIT until family court hears about this.
"Normally we'd lean toward Mom. But apparently hormones and medication can make someone completely detach from reality and kill humans. Sooooooo
Congratulations, Dad.
You don't know the pediatrician's name, what they eat, or anybody's shoe size...
But the kids are yours.
Women spent generations fighting they are no different.
Now imagine a defense attorney standing up and saying:
"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury...
My client is innocent because she's depressed. On drugs. And psychology out of control. She's a woman that took 13 pills on her own. Daily. For 10 years.
And here's her CVS receipt."
Holy moly.
You can't demand equal authority and then ask for discounted accountability.
Equal rights. Equal wrongs.
Equal opportunity. Equal consequences.
You don't get equality only when equality benefits you.
Next week is going to be interesting!
I am shocked to see so many women publicly acknowledge hate being mothers. Evil is on full display.

Mike Fallat Podcaster