[Diverdogz]

Scott (if he indeed did it)is more evil. He is cold and caluculating. Murdering his wife on Xmas eve, motivated by alleviating himself from the finacial burdon of a wife and child he did not love, and motivated by the prospect of chasing young blonde skirts wherever he could.

Andrea Yates is guilty, she did it, she needs to away from society....but I believe that she was mentally ill at the time. Voices in her head, an uncontrllable compulsion to carry out the atrocities on her kids, whatever. She called the police on herself after she emerged from a psychotic episode. She is sick, twisted and despicable. But not, in my opinion, on the level with Scott.

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I agree completely with you.

[Nita Nupress]

Scott (if he indeed did it)is more evil.

Yeah, that was my thought also. It may be different if it turns out he and his wife got in an argument and he went overboard and accidently killed her. But otherwise, this dude is one sick puppy.

[TheSpottedOwl]

Andrea Yates is guilty, she did it, she needs to away from society....but I believe that she was mentally ill at the time. Voices in her head, an uncontrllable compulsion to carry out the atrocities on her kids, whatever. She called the police on herself after she emerged from a psychotic episode. She is sick, twisted and despicable. But not, in my opinion, on the level with Scott.

A lot of folks don't realize the significance of the religious beliefs of the Yates. I can't recall the name of the church they belonged to, or the pastor. He sounded like Rasputin, a real nut. Imo, Andrea Yates was driven over the edge trying to live up to an impossible religious standard. Her own words were to that effect: she wasn't perfect and she was hurting her kids, therefore she had to kill them so they could enter heaven. I am paraphrasing what she said. Couple that with her idiot husband who wants to get remarried and have another family. He said that right after Andrea was convicted, and he had a happy face on.

I don't believe Andrea Yates was despicable. What she did was despicable, her family's role was despicable, her husband's camera hogging idiocy was despicable. The children are dead and the real murderers walk free.

I have have had some first hand experience with religious lunacy.

Scott Peterson is completely sane, unlike Andrea Yates. Hang him from the highest tree....