I disagree that we put people in prison to prevent crime.
We put them there as punishment FOR a crime. Sad as it is, she neglected her child. That’s a crime.
Then there are people who may find this an easy way to get rid of an unwanted child.
Hey, you could go camping and “lose” your child by “accident”
and get off scot-free. You see where this could set a dangerous precedent?
“Hey, you could go camping and “lose” your child by “accident” and get off scot-free.”
So we punish parents for any child that gets lost???
Face it, I can probably point out negligence in the loss of any child. The question is “What do you hope to gain by punishing the person for an accident?”. All it will do is cost us money to house her for a few years. Nothing will change except we will have to release a gang-banger or DWI offender to make room for her. I don’t see what we hope to gain. There was no willful intent so I don’t see what we expect to change.
We have a madman on the loose that killed two college kids just outside of town. I’m worried about that.