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North Carolina couple sits in jail grieving their 7-year-old son who was hit by a car. They are charged with child abuse and manslaughter for letting him walk two blocks alone. (www.nbcnews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I mean, yes, but it kind of misses the point, right? I mean, if somebody breaks into your home and murders your child, you shouldn't be arrested for not having bought better locks.

For almost every human being on the planet, the loss of their child is more than enough punishment for whatever fraction of blame falls on their shoulders in situations like this.

I mean, I'm not the most empathetic person on the planet, but I do still have a drop or two of humanity somewhere inside of this withered carcass I call my body and I can clearly tell that it is horrendous to arrest the parents of a child that was accidentally killed because of someone else's mistake because they let the child out of their sight.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

It's like prosecuting women for having a miscarriage. This country has gone mad.