Police Arrest Abandoned Newborn’s Parents
I almost - ALMOST - feel bad for these two. They didn’t leave the kid in a ditch or on a park bench. They actually handed the kid off to someone - ok, two total strangers at the drugstore next to their apartment building - but still. It could’ve been worse.
Now, perhaps Daniel’s Law should be publicized a little more. If the goal is to save infants’ lives, providing parents with the option to leave their child at a safe place without fear of punishment, rather than in a dumpster, seems like a reasonable one. Then again, I’d hate to see the spike in abandoned baby drop-offs at the local hospital during Super Bowl Sundays. Perhaps it just boils down to these folks having - or in this case, lacking - a shred of common sense.
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2 opinions for Police Arrest Abandoned Newborn’s Parents
Ann Adams
Oct 25, 2005 at 6:44 pm
It’s called Safe Haven here, it’s not publicized nearly enough, and it’s faced criticism, especially before it became law, from the religious right who claim it rewards promiscuity.
These parents may have just barely known about the law but not known enough to realize you can’t hand a child off to just anyone.
It still beats the dumpster.
thordora
Oct 27, 2005 at 7:17 am
I didn’t know these laws existed in the US either….likely they didn’t, or were too messed up to think about it….and yeah, at least they had the sense to try and do the right thing…