[MplsSteve]

Excellent Post.

I agree that the parents actions did not have a malicious intent. Rather, it seems more like negliegence born of ignorance.

Considering that the parents told the police chief that they’d pursue the same course of action again leads me to believe that they don’t grasp what they did wrong.

Sometime down the road, they may understand what they did - but for now, their stance is worrisome.

[mkjessup]

Considering that the parents told the police chief that they’d pursue the same course of action again leads me to believe that they don’t grasp what they did wrong.

You are absolutely right. At this point, the parents (IMHO) fail to comprehend what their actions (or inaction) led to.

Not making light of the situation, but in some ways it reminds me of that old story about the man who saw the flood waters rising around his house, the police drove by and said "c'mon! let's go!" and the man said "You go help someone else, the Lord will take care of me!" and the police drove on. Into the evening, emergency workers came by in a boat, and the man called out from his second floor window "no worries here, the Lord is taking care of me!" so they sailed on by. By 1:00 in the morning, the man was on the top of his roof, and a helicopter flew overhead, barking through a megaphone "we're throwing you a rope!" and the man yells back, "keep your rope! The Lord is taking care of me!" and before sunrise, the man drowned.

The man finds himself in the presence of Almighty God, and says "Lord, I placed my faith in You to save me, but I died and here I am, what happened?"

And the Lord says "Look you, I sent two cops, a boat and a helicopter, what MORE did you want?!?"