When Society Calls Evil Good

Todd examines the mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case and the lone juror who reportedly refused to join the other eleven in supporting an acquittal based on lack of criminal responsibility. He challenges the defense attorney's public criticism of that holdout, explains the role of reasonable doubt and personal accountability, and warns about a reported Illinois case involving a mother who had followed the Clancy trial. Todd then contrasts the treatment of Clancy with a Virginia mother placed on a child-abuse registry after allowing her five-year-old to walk alone through their gated community, arguing that society has inverted its moral standards by excusing grave wrongdoing while punishing ordinary parenting decisions.