How in the hell could you?

[mayqueen517]

Only a short post....

How the FUCK can a woman kill her own children? How?

It's beyond me.

Those kids that died in a fire near my house were killed by their mother.

That's right.

Said that the woman is arrested currently and their dad lives up in Monroe. It's assumed that the children were still alive when she set the house on fire.

It's beyond me why some of this shit happens.

ETA---Here's the stuff from my local news reporting on it. It's not alot of info but it's there and in a form that explains it.::

Mother Charged With Setting Fire Which Killed Her Two Children


Midland, NC -- Cabarrus County deputies charged a mother with murder and arson in the fire which killed her two children at their home on Candilara Lane in Midland on Tuesday.

Lisa Greene was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with two counts of 1st degree murder, one count of 1st degree arson, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Greene had told investigators shortly after the fire that she was sleeping in the living room of the home, woke up and sprained her ankle trying unsuccessfully to reach her eight-year-old daughter, Addison Macemore and 10-year-old son, Daniel Macemore.

Both children were students at Bethel Elementary School.

Sheriff Brad Riley said Friday night that the evidence collected at the scene did not match all of Greene's statments.

Riley said an open flame started the fire at the home, but he would not provide other details about the cause.

God rest their little souls.

Comments

[sophia-lde.livejournal.com]

We once had a case here in Germany where a mother was accused of having murdered her two daughters. She spent several years in prison and everything sounded very convincing. Then the case was reopened again and suddenly it didn't look so clear anymore. In the end she was released and I think her husband or boyfriend or whatever he was at that time, was arrested. In addition to having her daughters murdered, this woman also spent several years in prison for it, being innocent.
Since then I've started to treat cases like this very careful. Of course it's possible that she did it, but sometimes it's difficult to say what has happened.

[mayqueen517.livejournal.com]

It'd be nicer to think that no one had killed those kids and they were still alive.

The mother lived with just the kids and the father was apparently recently remarried and living around 30 minutes away. *sighs*

It just tears at my heart you know? It's so sad. If she didn't want those kids she could have given them to their father.

If you read in my response to Rhi, I've explained a wee bit more

[sophia-lde.livejournal.com]

I totally understand how you feel. And if she did it it's one of the most horrible things that can happen. Parents killing their own kids is something that is beyond my grasp.
I would just wait until it is proven that she did it because if she didn't I think that's the most horrible thing that can happen to a mother. Losing your kids and then being accused of killing them when in fact you didn't.

[stonefinder.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't blame you for being upset and I'm not saying you're wrong. It's a horrific thing. I'm just saying it's too early to tell what happened or who, if anyone, is at fault. It's always best to reserve judgment in cases like this because if it turns out the woman is innocent, her life is ruined. Too many people are quick to believe someone guilty simply because they were arrested and never bother to check the facts. Suppose she is innocent, which is by no means guaranteed - imagine what it would like to have lost your kids, been accused of killing them and treated like pariah for the rest of your life because, despite the fact that you were proven innocent, people still think you're guilty.

[mayqueen517.livejournal.com]

Once I have the time I'll type up the newspaper article that was in today's paper.

It's got the transcript of the 911 call and it's...there's something odd about it. I'll have to type it up

[stonefinder.livejournal.com]

You don't have to do that. Her guilt isn't really relevent to my point. What happened was horrifying, there's no question about that. Your main question of how a parent could do such a thing is still a good one. Parents have killed their children before in the past and probably will in the future; there's no explaining or understanding it. All I'm say is don't jump to conclusions in any given case until all the facts are presented.