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PatrickforO

(14,578 posts)
53. How could this even be?
Sun Nov 22, 2015, 02:24 PM
Nov 2015

How could a young lady who seemingly has everything going for her do THIS? That she has the idea that if you're fired from a sitter position, you can go and kidnap the child, burn them with cigarettes, shave their head and leave them naked in the cold to somehow get back at her parents shows this young woman is a sociopath who is profoundly self-centered and incapable of experiencing any kind of empathy for anyone else. It is a lower plane of existence for sure and she needs to be institutionalized because there's no cure for sociopathy and she'll do this kind of thing again.

Abigail Hannah is being held without bail, so that's good, and she will probably be pressured to plea bargain to save the state from an expensive trial, but she'll still do some years behind bars. I'm equally sure her family is paying for the best attorney they can afford and that might be a pretty good one. Also Abigail is good looking and the 2-year-old lived, so it might not be that many years.

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That said, another stream of thought showed up in this post. This stream of thought asks the question, legitimately I believe, how things would be for this defendant if she were a person of color. And that's true, because the news is filled with stories of black kids who weren't doing anything wrong, but fell into the hands of cops and 'mysteriously' died. How would it be, then, for a person of color who is accused of something heinous like this?

Would things go tougher on her? Would she survive until the trial? Or would the plea bargain she was forced into be more severe?

Statistically, people of color tend to be sentenced more severely than white people for the same crimes.

Though some were dismissive of this train of thought, these are legitimate questions whether or not you believe they belong in this post. At least I believe so, because I think institutional racism should be something we're all aware of at all times.

That idiot needs to be locked up for a very long time. hobbit709 Nov 2015 #1
What idiot? Warpy Nov 2015 #29
You got a link to that info? Flying Squirrel Nov 2015 #33
Try the one in the OP Warpy Nov 2015 #36
It says plain as day that she's being held without bail Flying Squirrel Nov 2015 #37
it's been a developing story. She's been arrested, charged and is being held magical thyme Nov 2015 #47
Good. No bail is good in this case Warpy Nov 2015 #55
It could be for her own protection. lpbk2713 Nov 2015 #57
All I can say- ruffburr Nov 2015 #2
WTF? sakabatou Nov 2015 #3
That'll show 'em, Abigail Hannah. You can celebrate your cleverness in about 20 years. DisgustipatedinCA Nov 2015 #4
Sounds like a Dahmer in the making, only worse. merrily Nov 2015 #5
Oh My goodness! The accused is a pretty blonde white girl! alphafemale Nov 2015 #6
How did I know someone one posted some stupid shit like this melman Nov 2015 #13
She will not be charged as she should. alphafemale Nov 2015 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author Donald Ian Rankin Nov 2015 #38
Seriously? Donald Ian Rankin Nov 2015 #39
Massachusetts law -- maximum for each of the charges totals 60 years magical thyme Nov 2015 #56
But after all, the victim was a privileged little white girl herself Shankapotomus Nov 2015 #40
BS. Held without bail, charged with kidnapping,assault & battery w/dangerous weapon, assault & batt magical thyme Nov 2015 #48
What kind of stupid fucking shit is this?? nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2015 #45
oh, don't you know? Skittles Nov 2015 #58
Shes clearly mentally ill, she needs treatment and therapy not imprisonment 951-Riverside Nov 2015 #7
Well played. AngryAmish Nov 2015 #8
Yes for about 40 years or so... Kalidurga Nov 2015 #9
I don't think she's mentally ill. Some people are just ASSHOLES. MADem Nov 2015 #15
The articles do not list any reason that they think it is the babysitter. patricia92243 Nov 2015 #10
She was charged with kidnapping. Police must have some idea it was her. nt valerief Nov 2015 #11
she was fired by the parents shanti Nov 2015 #12
Ruin the pretty white girls life? alphafemale Nov 2015 #19
Why are you... TeeYiYi Nov 2015 #23
I'm playing the race card? alphafemale Nov 2015 #32
Hmmm, obsessed with the race of the suspect. kiva Nov 2015 #35
nutcase Skittles Nov 2015 #59
Your responses in this thread is what a "fucked concept" looks like flying. nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2015 #46
If the suspect were the Carlos the landscaper, there'd be fewer doubts of the prosecutors story. nt lumberjack_jeff Nov 2015 #25
I dunno. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #27
Haters gotta hate, huh? notadmblnd Nov 2015 #54
the police are being "tight-lipped" per the article. Possible motive -- recently fired. nt magical thyme Nov 2015 #49
She should be charged with attempted murder. Boudica the Lyoness Nov 2015 #16
Not to mention the child was naked and exposed to the elements. herding cats Nov 2015 #18
I saw this on the local news this morning. All I could think about was thank god smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #17
Horrible in so many ways. trumad Nov 2015 #20
I think he meant that his brain couldn't process what it saw.. toddler outside alone Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #21
I took it as some sort of religious vision... trumad Nov 2015 #22
He clearly says he saw the actual kid, but wasn't sure if it was a baby or a doll. LisaL Nov 2015 #24
exactly. it takes a minute for your rational mind to process the image in your brain. magical thyme Nov 2015 #50
Monster MoonRiver Nov 2015 #26
article does not say how perp got access to the child . peculiar nt msongs Nov 2015 #28
Another article says she broke into the house exboyfil Nov 2015 #31
Hamilton is a 1%er neighborhood. She's going to need a team of fancy lawyers magical thyme Nov 2015 #51
Will be an interesting test case to follow exboyfil Nov 2015 #30
1%er toddler as victim? Affluenza won't fly... magical thyme Nov 2015 #52
You have to admit, as far as revenge ploys go, the babysitter was thorough. randome Nov 2015 #34
It's surreal, I've found her facebook page ck4829 Nov 2015 #41
The premeditation and successive abusive acts to a child deserves a very long sentence aikoaiko Nov 2015 #42
Now we know why she was fired. AwakeAtLast Nov 2015 #43
Would not be surprised to learn Tipperary Nov 2015 #44
How could this even be? PatrickforO Nov 2015 #53
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