Men Should Confront or Leave Women Who Publicly Support Lindsay Clancy
Source: Eddie Scarry. "Men, Get Ahold Of Lindsay Clancy-Supporting Girlfriends And Wives." August 24, 2026. thefederalist.com
The Gist
The author argues that women who express public sympathy for Lindsay Clancy, a mother on trial for killing her children, are behaving in a dangerous and unhealthy way that could signal risk to children. He says men need to step in and either make these women stop or leave them, framing this as a child-safety issue rather than a women's rights or mental health debate.
Conclusion
Men who know women expressing public support/solidarity with Lindsay Clancy (a mother on trial for killing her children) have a responsibility to confront these women and demand they stop, or end the relationship, because this behavior signals a danger to children's safety.
Premises
- Lindsay Clancy allegedly strangled her three young children and does not deny doing so, only claiming mitigating circumstances (postpartum psychosis, medical negligence).
- A similar recent case in North Dakota (Kailey Erhart) shows a pattern of mothers threatening or committing violence against their children after expressing intent beforehand.
- Many women, primarily on social media platforms like TikTok, are expressing solidarity with Clancy, writing fan mail, and saying they could imagine themselves doing the same thing.
- This kind of public sympathy and identification with a child killer constitutes unhealthy, concerning behavior that normalizes or excuses violence against children.
- Regardless of mitigating factors like postpartum mental illness or spousal/medical negligence, nothing excuses the act of killing one's children.
- Because such women are close to men (as wives/girlfriends), those men are positioned to intervene and are therefore responsible for policing or correcting this behavior.
Assumptions
- Expressing sympathy or 'solidarity' with a defendant is equivalent to condoning or excusing murder.
- Men have authority or responsibility over the beliefs and public expressions of their wives/girlfriends.
- Public statements of empathy on social media are indicative of actual risk to children in the household, rather than commentary on systemic issues (postpartum psychosis, medical malpractice).
- The behavior described (TikTok engagement, commentary) is widespread and representative of women broadly, rather than a vocal minority.
- There is a meaningful, dangerous connection between sympathizing with an accused killer and being personally likely to harm children.
- It is appropriate and effective to address a broad social phenomenon by assigning individual men the task of controlling their partners' opinions.