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Too many of Obama’s radical transformation aims will be enshrned in law by next November. As delaying tactic, not to mention the interest of justice and constitutional government, there must be a flood of lawsuits filed against the EPA and other federal agencies and officials.

Those damn Virginians, can’t stop them from rebelling against the establishment! From the revolution to the Civil War They always stand for the rights of the individual over the state.

I think he means it, too. It’s not just what he’s learned at a GOPAC seminar. It’s in his bones.

Be skeptical. Hold him accountable. We’ll all benefit. I have met him and spoke to him at great length, he means it.

No, The money is not there. It’s not there to go after women who suffocate their babies during breastfeeding or get them killed in car accidents. They didn’t even prosecute the man who accidentally shot his child. If there was no intent, they don’t prosecute. It’s just not worth it.

And they will, too. It’s very exciting. The anticipation is building.

Way to go Cuccinelli and way to go Virginia. Can't wait for November 2010 when other States have the chance to vote in some common sense and values.

Woo hoo. I have heard great things about him.

He looks presidential to me. And he's only 41 years old.

We expect him to not only to defend conservatism, but the Constitution as well.

Real Conservatism implies the latter.

This guy is AWESOME. He needs to be Gov or Senator of VA. I think POTUS is even better.

Airbags vs. Hyperthermia Deaths

In the three-year period of 1990-1992, before airbags became popular, there were only 11 known deaths of children from hyperthermia.

In the most recent three-year period of 2006-2009, when almost all young children are now placed in back seats instead of front seats, there have been at least 108 known fatalities from hyperthermia...a ten-fold increase from the rate of the early 1990s. (graphic) [Important note: This in no way implies that it is advocated that children be placed in the front seat or that airbags be disabled.]

Circumstances An examination of media reports about the 443 child vehicular hyperthermia deaths for an eleven year period (1998 through November 1, 2009) shows the following circumstances:

51% - child "forgotten" by caregiver (228 Children)
30% - child playing in unattended vehicle (131)
18% - child intentionally left in vehicle by adult (80)
1% - circumstances unknown (4)

Be skeptical. Hold him accountable. We’ll all benefit.

We expect him to not only to defend conservatism, but the Constitution as well.

Is that a breath of FRESH AIR....!

Pinch yourself. I think he means it.

Given the inept POTUS that we have the multitude of false promises and rhetoric from not only him but our own politicians.......actions speak louder than words, Mr. Cuccinelli. Don’t preach it, don’t tell me, don’t make a vow or promise....do it.

Music to my ears.

http://www.cuccinelli.com/homepage.html

The truth of the matter is that we don’t have the money to put her on trial and there would be no benefit to doing it. In theory, you might be right. In reality, we need to spend that money going after criminals who have committed purposeful crimes that need to put away. An exercise in mere retribution is a luxury we simply cannot afford...

Again, I don't just fault your conclusions, I fault your premises. The money is there...it's the will that is lacking. There would be great benefit in doing so.

I think it's almost a cliche that people who are pulled over for speeding want to know why the cops aren't out looking for "real" criminals. We need not choose between the two; it's a false choice.

Finally, only in your world view is such an act "mere" retribution. Straw men, anyone?

To quote a freeper on a previous case like this

“How are you going to fix this? Tell people not to forget?”

The truth of the matter is that we don’t have the money to put her on trial and there would be no benefit to doing it. In theory, you might be right. In reality, we need to spend that money going after criminals who have committed purposeful crimes that need to put away. An exercise in mere retribution is a luxury we simply cannot afford.

“You do understand that the vast majority of these cases are not accidents, right?”

Proof please

A contract is a contract?

LMFAO!

Suuuuure it is. Let me ask those poor fools who “had a contract” that they’d be paid bonuses for staying on through the recent financial crisis about a “contract being a contract”.

Nothing is ever set in stone. Sometimes direct action must be taken when the law is an ass. The gentleman’s flagpole is not an eyesore, nor is it a burden on the community at large. Having a neon purple house and piped in bird calls would be....but certainly not a flagpole flying Old Glory.

Perhaps those HOA guardians of all that is good and clean and proper should take the fine money and purchase a few clues.

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which exhibits a lack of that degree of care of the safety of others which a reasonably careful person would have exercised under the same or similar circumstances.

And this is why they dropped the case. They had no evidence that her forgetting exhibits a "lack of that degree of care of the safety of others". Reasonable people forget important things with tragic consequences all the damn time. They have to prove that it was "lack of care" rather than human error attributable to external factors like tiredness, distraction and habituated routines.

That's tough to prove when the parent is a concientious, hard working, involved parent with tons of character witnesses as opposed to the partying, gambling, shopping type of parent, where it's obvious the parent frequently placed their gratification ahead of the child's needs and you have a line around the block of people willing to comment on what a useless scut the parent was.

The fine line between human error and "lack of care of the safety of others" is properly decided by the prosecutor in determining whether to pursue the case, not by the judge or jury. The jury's job is to affirm (or deny) whether the state has proved it's case if the prosecutor determines there is sufficient evidence to prove negligence.

There is a growing body of literature on this phenom from both the legal and the sociological and medical povs.

There is nothing to be gained from sending her to prison. She’s not a threat to the general community. She’s not going to learn anything. I don’t think women are going to say “I better not leave my child in the car because I might go to prison”.

We may have to imprison every mother who accidentally suffocates their baby while nursing. I can’t see the purpose in it...

I can see that we are talking past each other. It's not just a difference of opinion...I disagree with your premises, not just your conclusions.

Number one...she is not a victim in this incident. Let me repeat, she is NOT a victim in this incident...SHE IS NOT A VICTIM. The victim is a child who died a horrible death. Your assertion that she has "suffered enough," is not just beside the point, it's inane. Her mental state at this time is, to put it bluntly, irrelevant.

Number two...a crime has been committed...A CRIME AGAINST A CHILD. If the local prosecutor couldn't find a way to charge her with a crime, he should be impeached. If the local child welfare officials have done nothing to investigate, and REMOVE THE OTHER CHILDREN FROM THE HOME WHILE THEY ARE DOING SO, they should be fired. It puts the lie to the notion that everything we do is for the benefit of the child.

Those of us who have been at the business end of the child welfare apparatus understand that it's not about the best interests of the child...it's about preserving sacred cows. No more

Three...parenthood is not a license, it's an obligation, a trust. We set the bar high. Children are by definition helpless. By any objective standard, she fails.

Another poster noted she was doing appearances to try to educate others, to try to prevent it from happening again. To say that's a cynical approach is to come nowhere close to describing it. You've asserted that putting her in jail will deter no one. I say her "education" campaign will accomplish no objective benefit, other than being therapeutic for the "mother.".

There are consequences to putting her on trial, even if she is acquitted...even if she is convicted and paroled. THAT is an education program that will educate...and will help us to identify those among us who defend the child-killers, minimize the deed.

THAT is an education program that people, mothers especially, will talk about. It will make an impression.

So, I can't find anything in your posts to agree with, and I can understand why you see no purpose in it.