LadyL
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caution: the following is a rant but certainly not meant to offend anyone - I respect everyone's opinions here ... just that mine differs a little
:rant:
we don't know for sure that the baby is hers or that the baby is healthy (she does look healthy with her cute little chubby cheeks though)
she could've gone the proper route and put her baby up for adoption, if it is indeed hers
yes, I'm grateful this baby is safe but I also think it's a sad state of affairs when we are no longer shocked by abandoned babies but are commending someone for leaving her in a police station instead of a dumpster
I think that should count as a mitigating factor when she is prosecuted but I don't agree that she should escape prosecution completely, just because she didn't hurt/kill the baby
fftopic:
:baby: every baby has a right to a safe, healthy, happy existence & I am worried that society is going in a dangerous direction with safe haven laws and the attitude that "well, at least she wasn't hurt"
we should have a 100% expectation that she not be hurt and a 100% requirement that parents of any age actually care for (or give up for adoption legally) their offspring
we should be making it clear to parents of any age that the buck stops with them - they accept a lifetime of responsibility for another human being when they decide to have sex and they will suffer the legal consequences if they decide to shirk that responsibility
it shouldn't be a choice whether or not to abandon one's baby and it shouldn't even enter theirs or our consciousness that abuse and/or death would be an alternative
I think we, as a society need to aim a little higher
rant over: thank you for tuning in
:saythat:
:rant:
we don't know for sure that the baby is hers or that the baby is healthy (she does look healthy with her cute little chubby cheeks though)
she could've gone the proper route and put her baby up for adoption, if it is indeed hers
yes, I'm grateful this baby is safe but I also think it's a sad state of affairs when we are no longer shocked by abandoned babies but are commending someone for leaving her in a police station instead of a dumpster
I think that should count as a mitigating factor when she is prosecuted but I don't agree that she should escape prosecution completely, just because she didn't hurt/kill the baby
fftopic:
:baby: every baby has a right to a safe, healthy, happy existence & I am worried that society is going in a dangerous direction with safe haven laws and the attitude that "well, at least she wasn't hurt"
we should have a 100% expectation that she not be hurt and a 100% requirement that parents of any age actually care for (or give up for adoption legally) their offspring
we should be making it clear to parents of any age that the buck stops with them - they accept a lifetime of responsibility for another human being when they decide to have sex and they will suffer the legal consequences if they decide to shirk that responsibility
it shouldn't be a choice whether or not to abandon one's baby and it shouldn't even enter theirs or our consciousness that abuse and/or death would be an alternative
I think we, as a society need to aim a little higher
rant over: thank you for tuning in
:saythat: