Why women Kill-class discussion

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=7326555&page=1

The above link shares some interesting reasons why women kill and who they kill. We recently discussed in class why men are more likely to kill then men and also in different ways. It states women are more likely to kill someone that is related to them, younger and they tend not to use guns. It also states that it most likely is self defense or a mental illness.

I began thinking about how awful it must be for a woman to kill her child. One might think...how could she do it. Although I can't contemplate how this could happen, I do understand frustrations and have been to a point I felt I could "lose it". Lose it by simple meaning removing myself or my child away from the particular sitation at hand. I consider myself to be a somewhat fortunate woman however. Yes I struggle financially like many of us do to pay bills but I make it. I have clothes, a car, a home, and the ability to receive and provide a descent education to myself and to my child. I consider myself stable. Imagine a woman who doesnt have it together. That has no family to reach out to. That has no friends to vent her frustration or perhaps doesnt even realize she has god to reach out to. I don't justify killing someone a way to vent her frustrations but I do see how sin may prevent itself and at a moment of insanity with life, I can see a glimpse of loss of control that she may see before her. That is why as a society, I do believe we do need to be a sort of neighborhood watch in a sense. You know how officials now say if you see suspicious activity in an airport you must report it and you find yourself now actually looking for it. Well in a way, I think it is important that if you see suspicious activity even around your childrens friends or parents of children, I think it's worth speaking up about. A single mom of three kids who looks completely bogged down and on the brink of something...maybe we can start reaching out to those women. Offer to babysit so they can have an evening off...get their email address and reach out as a friend...woman to woman...show them we care...again..I don't condone killing but if we don't understand why these women do such a thing then maybe we can work on being better friends and reaching out as a community. ANYONE CARE TO BABYSIT...I sure could use a night out with my friends...LOL....JK..In all seriousness....being more aware of irrational behavior from anyone and speaking up may stop any sort of maltreatment. Sometimes....people don't know HOW to ask for help or where to turn.......