http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Mon, 2 Jun 2008 02:57:07 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/07/17/204754.php#comment-722801 i don`t know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 722801@blogcritics.org Mon, 2 Jun 2008 02:57:07 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/07/17/204754.php#comment-699371 RJ, "One of the most vile acts a human being can commit is infanticide..." It used to be common. It was because of extreme economic pressure. I would put the blame on those societies that gave rise to such practices. As I am sure you know, the Criminal Justice industry has grown enormously in the past decade or so. The resources of higher education dedicated to CJ have likewise grown. There is approximately 1% of the adult population in the U.S. incarcerated, over 2,000,000 people. In some towns prisons are the number one industry. As for the woman and child under discussion, they should be separated TEMPORILY until the matter is resolved. Also, the decay of society is no excuse to commit crime. Such crimes should be punished, and persons committing them should be given competent psychiatric examinations and treated as necessary. Something has gone terribly wrong and incarerating more people is not going to solve anything. Les 699371@blogcritics.org Mon, 3 Mar 2008 10:12:24 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/07/17/204754.php#comment-699365 Hi Sarah, Even if the mother is guilty, she needs treatment. It is unlikely that a mentally stable mother would do such a thing. Certainly the child should be given all the medical and social help that it needs. But, she has not been proven guilty and the info here is not conclusive. Les 699365@blogcritics.org Mon, 3 Mar 2008 09:20:49 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/07/17/204754.php#comment-699361 this is some sick stuff. i believe that the child should be safe first, even if mother is falsely convicted to be SURE that he isn't suffering. Too many times in this country mother's have hurt there children. mental illness is real, and it's no joke. children depend on their mother's and when they can't then we need to be there. And where are the fathers. Pay attention to what is going on, please. i believe if guilty, child, or children are taken away and every child after that is to be taken away, if becomes pregnant again. it makes my heart ache to think people are more worried about an innocent mother than a suffering child- make laws for these mothers so harm comes to these helpless beings, it makes no sence to me where are we for these kids in this country lately?? do they have no rights?? and if mother is guilty, she should more jail time then a person does who gets caught with drugs. let's put people in jail who belongs there please, killers and rapists, or doobie smokers. who seem more threatening to you?? -mother of two, psychiatric nurse 699361@blogcritics.org Mon, 3 Mar 2008 08:57:41 EST