r/SipsTea 19h ago

Wait a damn minute! So what’s taking so long?

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u/500rockin 19h ago

I mean it also helps that he was tried in Texas where they don’t believe in mental health exceptions. She’s being tried in Massachusetts, which has a very different political climate.

u/tuvar_hiede 18h ago

I think it has to also do with how educated the general population is on mental health. He was convicted in 2001 and mental health is something more people are aware of. The older generations also didn't put much weight in mental health either.