She demonstrated knowledge that what she was doing was wrong, would cause his family to hate her and for the police to come after her. Even in the presence of serious psychological issues which I would argue are not evident here, this ability to discern right from wrong prevents her from using the insanity defense.

so she knew exactly what she was doing, pushing someone over the ledge

It seems like she understands that what she was doing was fucked up and that it had legal consequences, so I’m not sure how her mental state is relevant here from a legal perspective.

“He sent the message at 6:25 p.m., then told his mother he was leaving the house to visit a friend and not to expect him home for dinner. He made a short drive to a remote corner of the Fairhaven Kmart parking lot. At 6:28 p.m., he called Carter and talked to her for 43 minutes. At 7:12, she called him. The call…

Living in Massachusetts, I have been following the case since her arrest and what she did was seriously messed up.

Because people only list candidates who have a shot at winning.

Most places have employee manual outlining expectations of students, teachers and staff. It’s actually kind of weird they didn’t have one already.

I’m probably biased as an attorney, but I don’t think these things are as intuitive as you may believe. Employee manuals that lay out clear expectations of staff are always needed, IMHO.

His parents probably aren't very traditional either

So, in a 99,9% white society of 18th century Scotland (Outlander), Scandinavia/England (Vikings) you’d have to cast non-white main characters (we don’t want them to be mere servants in those shows, do we?), otherwise you get called out for racism?

He is only half right. There are plenty of movies/shows, where a white cast is not a choice, but the only way to tell a believeable story. Take some period pieces for example (Vikings, Outlander), movies based on true events where the protagonists happened to be white, movies/shows located at places with an almost…