Lethal Injection is Too Good for Karen McCarron, Killer of Her Autistic Child

Yeah, while I am somebody who is all for the death penalty, I agree that its good for her. She should be released into the general population where she will get her ass kicked every day by other prisoners. Or, if they go for the death penalty, fuck the lethal injection and lets go for something a little more spectacular.

I work with autistic children and I would have to say that anyone who would do that, probably IS fucking insane. She deserves some terrible punishment regardless, but I have to say that she has got to be totally fucked up in the head to do that.

The death penalty would be too easy for her. In my opinion, in order to commit such a vicious act upon anyone, especially a child, especially YOUR OWN child, there is something mentally wrong with you. She deserves an equal punishment, which one may think death penalty because that's exactly what she did to her child, however her life needs to be taken away, and in my eyes that means seeing and knowing other people are going on enjoying and living their lives while she is limited to nothing; being locked up. The death penalty would be an easy out for this lunatic.

As you pointed out, even it your children are mentally ill you still love them, and anybody who would kill their own daughter obviously has something wrong with them. What this woman needs is counseling to help her get over whatever caused her to perform such a terrible act. It seems unlikely that she poses a threat to the general public, and while she shouldn't be placed in a position where she is responsible for another's life, killing her, or even imprisoning her indefinitely is surely a step to far.

Yes it was a terrible thing to do, but she deserves pity, not death or to be locked away with no hope of ever being released.

From what i've read, neither of you have any detailed knowledge of psyciatry or psycology (specificly chemical rage & depression) or of the court case or the mother. Looks like you've read a short non-descriptive article and put a senario together in your minds and have been outraged by your own mental image.
The world was spherical long before people decided to think it was flat. The idea of forming an opinion out of ignorance is pompus and arrogant. If you think (Hear that? "Think". Not feel.) that you have a voice worth hearing then make sure you speak well informed and educated truth. Any idiot can write a cowardly hate-mongering blog and hide behind their indignation and freedom of speech.

Think!

Feelings are different. I just wrote an ill informed "opinion" of you two. How does it feel? I'd imagine it would feel pretty bad to have some stranger assume so much about you and chastise you over the internet (but thats just my opinion).

From what i've read, neither of you have any detailed knowledge of psyciatry or psycology (specificly chemical rage & depression) or of the court case or the mother. Looks like you've read a short non-descriptive article and put a senario together in your minds and have been outraged by your own mental image.

Your reply to me is laughable at best. I've spent the past two decades accumulating a sizable knowledge of psychiatric and psychological conditions. I will say I've never heard of the terms "chemical rage" or "chemical depression." OTH perhaps it's Unipolar (aka Major or Clinical) Depression that you've attempted to describe. I'm also surmising that it's Intermittent Explosive Disorder that you're applying the term "chemical rage" to.

At best your "opinion" of my knowledge is laughable. From what I can tell you skipped right over my own personal experience living with Bipolar Disorder, of which your so-called "chemical depression" plays a major part in. I have, in fact, been depressed to the point of being suicidal, so I'm pretty sure I can safely say I have a detailed knowledge of depression.

Also, I've been following this case since the little girl was murdered by her mother in early 2006. I've read McCarron's testimonies, confessions and statements. It has been noted by the local newspaper covering the events that she *never* shows any emotional reaction to what she did to her daughter. Instead of "chemical rage" I'd guess (and it's merely a guess, mind you) that McCarron is more likely to have a behavioral disorder falling within the sociopathic range of disorders, namingly either Borderline Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Disorder, or Sociopathic Disorder.

Now, since I'm not a qualified medical professional my opinion as to what would be going on with McCarron is, at best, a guess. However, she does display the behavior of the classic narcissist. For further investigation I would suggest Googling on her name and actually reading the newspaper articles, especially those from the Peoria Journal Star, given that she's from this area and they've been keeping a close watch on her.

Finally, the one thing that we, the mentally ill, are taught is that while our illness may be the reason behind destructive and dangerous behavior, that it's no excuse for having done so. No matter what, we are to take responsibility for our behavior and actions, which I have done freely over the years and will continue to do so.

I'm not sure how I feel about lethal injection, but I'd definitely be happy with a first-degree murder conviction and a life sentence. I've been following the coverage of this since the month of Katie's murder, and I have yet to see anything to convince me that she doesn't deserve the full weight of the law.

(He also likens finding a cure for autism as akin to genocide, claiming that autism isn’t a disorder, it’s a personality type. I told him to tell that to the parents who have 20 year olds in diapers.)

Actually, some of the strongest advocates I've seen against a cure (or prentatal screening, which is looking more and more likely) are among those parents- and, perhaps more importantly, the now-grown-up kids themselves.

I totally agree with you that that murdering criminal should be executed; my brother is autistic but he's the light of our family. I'm taking over care of him as soon as my parents let me. And you, by the way, are an amazingly strong women who gives inspiration to me an others when read about your struggles and your sons' successes.

You should note though, that it's very unlikely for Ms MacCarron to get the death penalty let alone any significant jail time. That's because in Western culture, very few woman are ever executed no matter how vicious and brutal their crime; i.e. reverse sexism. Also, in the anti-life, pro-euthanasia liberal media, she'll receive little if any condemnation. Remember the woman who drowned 5 of her childern in Texas, she got away with it, got all of the media sympathy(portrayed as the 'victim' like Ms McCarron) while her husband (a NASA engineer), who at work when the murders were carried out, was pilloried and attacked by CNN and other media even though he was grieving from the death of his children. Then we have the case of Karla Homolka here in Canada who raped and butchered at least 3 young girls (that we know of, including her OWN sister) who received a mere 2-3 year sentence for her crime. So don't hold your breath that Ms. McCarron will get the humiliating death she deserves; I'll be shocked if she gets even a few years in jail.

I totally agree with you that that murdering criminal should be executed; my brother is autistic but he's the light of our family. I'm taking over care of him as soon as my aging parents let me. And you, by the way, are an amazingly strong women who gives inspiration to me an others when read about your struggles and your sons' successes.

You should note though, that it's very unlikely for Ms MacCarron to get the death penalty let alone any significant jail time. That's because in Western culture, very few woman are ever executed no matter how vicious and brutal their crime; i.e. reverse sexism. Also, in the anti-life, pro-euthanasia liberal media, she'll receive little if any condemnation. Remember the woman who drowned 5 of her childern in Texas, she got away with it, got all of the media sympathy(portrayed as the 'victim' like Ms McCarron) while her husband (a NASA engineer), who at work when the murders were carried out, was pilloried and attacked by CNN and other media even though he was grieving from the death of his children. Then we have the case of Karla Homolka here in Canada who raped and butchered at least 3 young girls (that we know of, including her OWN sister) who received a mere 2-3 year sentence for her crime. So don't hold your breath that Ms. McCarron will get the humiliating death she deserves; I'll be shocked if she gets even a few years in jail.

My stepdad has worked with her soon-to-be ex husband for years. He is completely and utterly distraught over this whole thing. I for one cannot believe he is holding his shit together at all after this. My heart goes out to him.