[xsmommy]

this husband is equally responsible for the deaths of his children. those living conditions were untenable and this woman did everything but draw him a map of what she would eventually end up doing. it does not excuse her in the slightest, but he is equally culpable.

[MeekOneGOP]

this husband is equally responsible for the deaths of his children. those living conditions were untenable and this woman did everything but draw him a map of what she would eventually end up doing. it does not excuse her in the slightest, but he is equally culpable.

I agree. The article title should more appropriately read
Yates lived by rigid schedule, set and enforced by husband.
Or something like that.

[lavaroise]

it does not excuse her in the slightest, but he is equally culpable.

No wonder his queer behavior trying to intelectualise and diminish the horror of the crime,

[Real Cynic No More]

Slavery is alive and well in the good ole USA... and it has nothing to do with race or ethnic background. Sounds to me as if her motive was to punish him.

[Lanza]

The Houston Chronicle today describes her best friend's testimony. She begged the husband to get Andrea help. At one point she thought Andrea would physically die and her kidneys were going to shut down (she was a nurse like Andrea) and begged him to take her to the hospital saying "she won't make it through the weekend." Rusty blew her off. She said Andrea stunk and her hair was matted one time when she went over. The friend offered to get Andrea in the shower and the mother in law insisted that her and Rusty would help bathe her that night. The friend had to point out the fact Andrea stunk. This family KNEW she was too sick to be caring for those children. I am so disgusted with it all, because this tragedy was so avoidable. That man did not care about his wife, and I believe she killed those children to hurt him.

[Marty]

I agree. I also think that Andrea expressed extreme anger with her husband by attacking the source of his pride--his children, and at the same time, she freed the children from his influence, albeit in a horrible way. She saw no way out--she was sick and fatigued beyond belief.

She is definitely guilty--no doubt about that--but Randy Yates must be held accountable for his part in this disaster. Had he put his children into a car with a drunk, or had he put them into a yard filled with attack dogs, he couldn't have put them more into harm's way. He lived with her--he saw what was happening. There is no way that he can be excused from culpability.

[smiley]

I'll wager a bet with my fellow Freepers here that this jerk of a husband has somebody waiting in the "wings" until all this press blows over. This guy turns my stomach.

[LS]

I agree. Why this lunatic isn't up on charges of accessory to murder, child endangerment, and spousal abuse is beyond me. And if she was "mentally incompetent" at the time of the murders, why wasn't she just as incompetent when she married THIS winner? So all that "we decided" stuff is just BS if she was a loon when they got married. He was manipulating her.

Now, I don't think she should walk either. My fear is that both will escape, and no one will speak for the kids.

[Revelation 911]

but he is equally culpable

I agree, with the caveat that once the press figured they had a story with a domineering male, a Bible thumper and a multiple murder they just about filled thier shorts in joy at the chance to paint with as borad a brush as possible.

[Illbay]

Typical hyper-feminist git.

[AppyPappy]

this husband is equally responsible for the deaths of his children

Note: She could have walked any time she wanted. She trapped herself.

If he had killed the kids because his wife was too controlling, we wouldn't blame her for being a nag.

[mel]

That is my thoughts exactly. There is now way I would leave a child in the child of that fruit case Yates.

[Salvation]

this husband is equally responsible for the deaths of his children.

Do you think he will be charged in any way?

[GussiedUp]

this husband is equally responsible for the deaths of his children. those living conditions were untenable and this woman did everything but draw him a map of what she would eventually end up doing. it does not excuse her in the slightest, but he is equally culpable.

I agree with this assessment. I also worry about how the media will use this to bash stay-at-home moms and traditional families however. This is an abberation but the media won't portray it that way.

[theoutsideman]

Precisely. That is why he is defending her. If she is exonerated, they can both lay the guilt on mental disease; however, I feel she will get the needle as she deserves and he will live with the guilt of his own stupidity in this matter just as he deserves.

[Whilom]

I agree. This man was more than an accessory; he was a perpetrator. Knowing more about him makes it clearer why his mother and father did not intervene in a situation that was obviously perilous to the children.

[RnMomof7]

I think HE is sick..he definitely has a personality disorder that requires him to be in complete control .

Her life reads like a horror film.

I had 6 children under 7 at one point I know how stressful that was..and I made sure I had time for me..

[CyberAnt]

"Her hair greasy and matted, her body reeking"

Didn't the husband notice this? Didn't he think this was unusual? Or did she manage to clean up before he got home? I think the husband was in denial, especially about her capabilty of hurting the children. Why didn't he consult some of the doctors where she used to work? I don't know, but this guy seems like a dunce to me - I don't think he was paying much attention to his wife.