When moms kill their children

blueoak9 · 2012-07-25T21:05:11+00:00

This is a good example that refutres the moan about how this reddit should not be about "evil things women do". The evil thing is not that someone killed her child - that's evil, but that's not what this story is about - the evil here is the way this is being handled in the community - female immunity, protectiveness for the perp and erasure of the victim. that is systemic and institutional, you can find examples of this kind of reaction all over going back as far as you want, Andrea Yates is one obvious one, and that's what makes this a men's rights issue.

Someone killed a man's children and society is working to excuse and protect the killer.

2012-07-25T21:09:29+00:00

Who kill thier babby because babby can't frigth back?

JustinJamm · 2012-07-26T03:31:21+00:00

I definitely think this is relevant to MensRights because it shows that we "expect more" from mothers/women than we do from fathers/men.

e.g. "Women are good mommies! Men are evil abusive killers! So it's not surprising if a twisted, violent man kills his kids. Men do that kind of thing, but women just don't."

Reminds me of the fact that women are likely to be found "in need of mental help" when they kill their own children. Men, on the other hand, are simply condemned as evil violent killers. It's very sad, and very biased.

EllaMai · 2012-07-25T19:30:12+00:00

I came across this article today doing some research into recent court cases involving the deaths of children in Canada.

While I found the general tone of the article to be almost apologetic about simply bringing up the subject of mothers killing their kids, these quotes at the end really bothered me:

“If you imagine having taken your child’s life, and every birthday, every Christmas, you are coping with how old the child would have been.

“Think of the horror and tragedy of it. That’s why it’s been the subject of movies and books, because it is a great human tragedy.”

I don't think i've ever read anything similar to this when reading about a father or male relative taking the life of a child. I don't think any parent who kills their kid should be treated with pity. The true tragedy and horror is the loss of life of an innocent by the people who were supposed to protect them!

But the thought that somehow women who kill their own children face their own tragedy, and we should feel compassion towards them because of it? I don't buy it. I feel they deserve every ounce of suffering they experience after the fact.

Title	When moms kill their children
Author	EllaMai
Upvotes	9
Comments	5
Date	July 25, 2012 7:22 PM UTC (14 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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