In addition, it is clear that she knew that what she was doing was wrong and did nothing to help herself (such as voluntarily admitting herself to a psychiatric hospital). A potential jail term is one of the few threats that society can use to get people (and their families) to do something before a situation such as this one gets out of hand. It may not be her fault that she has a mental disorder, but it is her fault that she didn’t try to do something about it and/or protect society from her problem.