Tim Scott @TimScottTV 31m31 minutes ago
Jones Sr. says he started to worry about his son when he got to his mother's age, and he reiterates that Jones Jr's fascination with religion was a little too much.
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I know exactly what he's saying here, I get it.
It is a very common fear among families with mental illness.
Watching for the signs when you hit the age where it struck your parent.
Courtney King @CourtReportKing 21m21 minutes ago
Dr. Frierson says Jones told him, "I cut off their wind pipes, kissed them, and took their lives" of his kids because Jones said they would be better off since he says he knew he was schizophrenic.
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Them being better off rings true. I have family who refuse to have children because they won't risk it. They are too afraid that their mental illness will interfere with their parenting or they will pass it on.
However, Tim had other options... Grandparents? Other family? He already had a safety plan in place, he could have gotten additional help there as well.
Caroline HeckerVerified account @CHecker_WIS21m21 minutes ago
The psychiatrist tells the jury Jones felt morally justified in the killing of his children, because he felt the children's mother, Amber, didn't want them and he knew what it was like to grow up without a mother.
@wis10
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Even if true... they had other family.
Tim Scott @TimScottTV 8m8 minutes ago
Dr. Frierson, shown here on the stand, was asked by Young why Jones would search the song "Butterfly Kisses" on the night of the murders. He responds by saying it was one of Merah's favorite song, and it was a result of a father grieving the death of his children.
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I wondered about that... Merah was the one who told him she loved him just before he killed her.
Caroline HeckerVerified account @CHecker_WIS10m10 minutes ago
Dr. Frierson, who is still on the stand, drops a bold opinion on the stand: Jones tried to convince himself he has schizophrenia--because his mother did--in order to be able to live with what he did.
@wis10
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YES. This make so much sense. This is his justification.
Tim Scott @TimScottTV 2h2 hours ago
After finding a nude picture of her and his mom in a magazine during the time Jones Jr.'s mom ran off with the child, Jones Sr. said he had no choice but to hire an attorney and get a divorce.
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Seriously.... grammar is important. I know we are trying to hurry here but proof reading doesn't take that long.
I totally thought that this meant that Senior found a nude picture of his wife and his mother in a magazine.
Geez.
