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Originally Posted by bitontheslide

I have seen alcoholism and depression up close. The lady in question while in a deep state of despair, jobless and about to lose her home, was still capable of feeding and looking after her 4 dogs. So, with my direct experience, I would suggest in this case, this lady was entirely responsible for her actions, which is what its all about when deciding if someone should serve a prison sentence or not.

So have I, as previously mentioned I watched it kill my mother. Yet even at her absolute worst, she treated her dog like a beloved child, cared for it immaculately. Cared for it and looked after it far better than she cared for herself, always.

So again, that's not the point.

Like I said earlier in the thread, these issues are not "one size fits all", in fact, every single case of depression / anxiety / addiction is different. That's why it's so hard to treat. Some people can take a pill and have it make a huge difference, others will be no better on the same pill, or worse. Some are unfixable.

You can not look at one example, or even a hundred examples, and say "well this case should be exactly the same".

It's not chickenpox.