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Houston Mother Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity in Bathtub Killings

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With her first conviction for murder thrown out, a jury in the second trial of Andrea Yates on Wednesday found her not guilty by reason of insanity in the drownings of her five children in her bathtub five years ago. (Washington Post ^[1], Thursday)

Playing word games to avoid acknowledging wickedness.

FEE Timely Classic
Does Insanity Cause Crime? ^[2] by Thomas Szasz

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[1] Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/26/AR2006072600322.html

[2] Does Insanity Cause Crime?: http://www.fee.org/publications/the-freeman/article.asp?aid=1744

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