Problem
Watch the YouTube video documentary "Mugshots: Andrea Yates".
i. Based on what you have learned this semester, do you think Andrea Yates meets the criteria for legal insanity? Why or why not?
ii. What role (if any) do you think Andrea Yates's husband played in the death of his children?
iii. Why do you think Andrea Yates did what she did? Do you feel sorry for her? Angry with her? What emotions does she evoke in you, and why?
iv. How do you feel that people who commit violent acts while suffering from a mental illness should be treated by the criminal justice system?