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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: J. C. Dithers who wrote (51613)6/20/2002 5:10:41 PM
From: Rambi  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
You presented that very compassionately, JC--

Here in Texas we have something called the Baby Moses Law where for 30 days after birth, a baby can be given up with no questions asked.
I don't know whether in a case such as the one you cite, though, that the girl would take advantage of such a law, or whether the denial and fear were just so great, the withdrawal from reality so complete, that she couldn't get even that far. But I think the Texas law is at least an attempt at keeping newborns from such a fate.

Do other states have this?

I wonder at her state of mind, what the psych evaluations will show... I;m not sure I agree with Neo. 15 years til parole to a twenty-year old sounds like a death sentence-- and she sounds as if she was pretty disturbed. What will she experience in prison that could possibly be rehabilitative for her situation? Or are we just going to punish? What is better, not just for her, but for us as a society?
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