re: Lawyer: Racism key in Mississippi hot car death

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What is the benefit of charging and imprisoning either one of them?

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I said they should both be charged.

Murder, and neglectful manslaughter are not ok no matter how you frame the details. There are consequences for our actions.


I never said they should be imprisoned. I am a huge fan of community service as a modality of sentencing. Requiring these two, assuming they truly forgot to go through a psych eval, parenting classes, and speak publically to other young parents could be of benefit and possibly prevent further catastrophes.


In the event either parent intentionally left their child there they should be appropriately treated for underlying psych disorder, and have certain rights restricted in the future. Sadly forced sterilization is not an option.