After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
The law should take into account all the circumstances, and if found to be mentally unstable, this woman should be held against her will at a mental institution decided by the court until such time she is considered "stable" and fully understands her crime. At such time she should either be sent to prison, or walk away if the court feels the time spent at the institution was sufficient enough to pay her debt to society.
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock
I agree that she should receive mental help, to make her realize what she had done, and that her child should not be given back to her.... though if she was healed, and came to terms with her actions someday, and her child was still in adoptive services, and she was repentive and desperately wanted to rear her child, and had proven herself to be capable, I probably would not throw a tizzy fit about it....I would probably feel that she should be given this chance....
I am a softy, what can I say?
Exceptions to the rule that I knew would be brought up. Most will do almost anything to defend their young.
As to the other point, are we claiming that this woman knew less about being pregnant than an animal? I would think that your average alley cat doesn't really understand pregnancy, or know ahead of time when she will give birth. Yet when she delivers, she gets into gear and does what is necessary to ensure her kitties' survival.
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
Animal to human comparisions don't work. Animals don't live in societies with rules and other people who will shoot them if they abandon their young. Or force them to take care of them. Humans are not really driven by natural instincts that tell them to do this or do that. They are driven by their society, it's rules, their emotions, their mental state of mind at the moment.
With this:
...any mommy who would flush her newborn down a toilet is the cold-hearted one.
We don't know the condition of her heart or what she had gone through mentally or phisically to lead her to these actions, it is a presumption of innocense that I give her at this point, not a prejudgement of her hot or cold heart....thus, I disagree!!!
jd
Our countries laws take into consideration state opf mind and mitigating circumstances.
This is a good thing people!
This is considering ALL the facts in the case.
I just cant understand why anyone would want facts excluded from how they Deside ANYTHING?
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock