Very painful read.
Sometimes parents do lie. And sometimes kids get sick and then well for no apparent reason.
Tough call. Probably why the law calls for evidence “beyond a reasonable doubt.” Is there reasonable doubt in this case? Probably.
I had a neighbor go through the exact same type of situation after picking his child up from a day care. There is no real science or proof, you are just at the mercy of a social worker and DA if they want to charge.
On the other hand..."Studies of biomechanics have suggested that it’s impossible for an adult to shake a child violently enough to cause brain bleeding."
I would have thought shaking would cause neck injuries before brain injuries. The article suggests their are alternative explanations for the brain swelling.
They also blame husbands, when their wives are in hospitals, even for chronic allergies.
The answer to the attacks against parents with kids is to encourage young folks to have more kids—many millions of them. Take control of the “overpopulation” hysteria of the political/regulator fascists.
It’s a good article. As a defense attorney I can just say that in this day and age never count on there being any common sense in the system. If you come across it then consider yourself blessed.
Literally the infrastructure of “criminal justice” in this country necessitates idiotic prosecutions and fake wars.
And yes I know I would personally stand to lose money (in the short run) if this changed.
‘Shocking Note’ Apparently Penned by Justina Pelletier to Her Parents
“They hurt me all the time push me all the time and more,” the purported note from Justina Pelletier says. It also says “[they] do not let me sleep vary [sic] much.
“Hury [sic]!”
Last Wednesday morning my three year old granddaughter woke up screaming and writhing in pain. After several hours of trying to sooth the pain her parents took her to a local emergency room. An ultrasound revealed a type of telescoping bowel known as an intussusception. It took a transfer to a Children’s hospital and surgery finally on Friday to solve a problem that would appear fixed and then return. All the poor girl could do was point to her belly as the location of the pain. My daughter and her husband were bombarded with suspicious questions even though that hospital is my daughter’s employer and she works as a nurse at an outpatient surgical center doing ear, nose, and throat surgeries on children! Not all screaming in an infant is colic, this type of bowel blockage is fairly common is infants.
A lie detector test could shed some light on this situation.....