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    Kara Alexander jailed for life for drowning sons in London – BBC News

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    3. derrenbrownisawizard on

      What was her motive? I’ve looked across a variety of articles and can’t seem to pinpoint this.

      There is suggestion that this wasn’t premeditated on the basis of running the bath as part of the evening routine ?? (judge says this in transcript). But if it is that she was convicted of murder (not accidental death as she argued), how can that not be premeditated? This seems to be the sticking point for the whole life order, because the judge says it was not premeditated. But how can it not be?

      So confused by this and the lack of consistency and clarity does make you think. If this were perpetrated by the father, I, a rational person, do not think the sentence would have been the same

    4. Lopsided-ahhh on

      Crazy how there are still people doing shit like this and blaming weed, either her weed was laced with rampage dust or she already had psychosis and weed brought it out more, you dont kill kids because you’ve been smoking weed

    5. Mental-Ad-1043 on

      I guess 21 years is better than nothing, should have got that other ladies lawyer to push the point of how stressful it was for her and actually, we should feel sorry for her.

      But just 21 years for drowning little kids, what a world.

    6. FreedUp2380 on

      A male prisoner who committed such a crime would be a prime target in jail. Does the same apply for women’s prisons?

    7. New_Young_7151 on

      Just lock the evil witch up for the rest of her life let her die behind bars. 21 years is nothing.

    8. throwawaylebgal on

      This sounds like a pyschotic episode brought about through heavy cannabis use, which probably accentuated some underlying schizophrenia this woman has. It’s so common with cannabis – it can be for certain people an incredibly harmful and dangerous drug. It’s really sad – this doesn’t seem to have been a typical family annihilation. It happened because this woman went crazy (self-inflicted – sure). I dare say she completely regrets what she did.

    11. Nabbylaa on

      >Mr Justice Bennathan said Alexander was in a psychotic state when she killed her sons and that it was cannabis induced.

      She had the reefer madness apparently.

    13. SpoofExcel on

      Everyone talking about sentences and what weed can do.

      I’m just sat here thinking how fucking awful and terrifying the last moments of those little ones lives were. And to have one of the only people in the world who is supposed to truly protect you do it too.

      Fucking hell

    14. therealstrongwoman on

      Open your eyes Kara its not going to go away because you closed your eyes.

    15. Any-Swing-3518 on

      Puts me in mind of all the twits that have told me alcohol is more dangerous than cannabis over the years. There will be a big push for an American style system of corporate skunk dispensaries soon. Huxley’s Soma.

    16. Virtual-Feedback-638 on

      Cough!
      Let’s me be a bit cynical about this hypocritical situation…if it were the opposite gender i.e. male of what ever bias would the hue and cry, pitch fork and fire be any less or much louder?

    17. ethos_required on

      Makes my skin crawl.

      And yet another point of evidence as to cannabis not being as harmless as rabid advocates pretend.

    18. Kitchen-Assist-6645 on

      > Det Ch Insp Waller said: “This is an incredibly tragic case, which has left a father without his two beloved boys and a family without two young brothers.

      > “Kara Alexander will spend the next two decades behind bars, where the memory of what she has done will haunt her forever.

      > “I hope you can now move on with your life, remembering the boys as you knew them, and treasuring the happy times you spent with them.”

      Somehow, I don’t think that anyone close to the boys will be moving on.

    19. Exciting_Regret6310 on

      But it is. That’s really what it boils down to.

      Your argument is a false one. Because first off, Bob’s life will only be ruined if he chooses to ruin it. jails aren’t full of cannabis users. So you’re already starting off under false premises.

      And it really does boil down to the law, hence why I’ve answered on this basis. Whether or not it should be illegal is another argument entirely.

      But someone engaging in criminal activity should be held responsible for that, for the collective benefit. Sorry this doesn’t fit your personal preferences.

      Naturally in the course of history, the law has been wrong. We’re all human after all. But there are correct and legal routes to challenge and change the law. Personally, I’d much rather live in a country with respect for the rule of law than one which does not.