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ok, AGAIN, she is **NOT** going to go free. No one is proposing that she be let out of prison and allowed to have and kill more children. And if you believe that she is insane then you cannot expect anyone to provide an acceptable rational for her actions. Insane people do not act based on logical decisions.
The main moral question for our society is what is the fair and just wayto treat this woman? If we agree that she is mentally ill then is it really fair to commit her to a life in prison (keeping in mind that arguably ANYONE could at some point become mentally insane.), and how would society benefit from this action? I don't think any of us directly benefits from punishing individuals (esp mentally ill individuals) just for the sake of revenge. Ideally our penal system should work to improve society and minimize future crimes not just to deal out some arbitrary form of punishment.
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