Comments on: Madeline Neumann’s Parents Charged http://wwjv4.com/religion/madeline-neumanns-parents-charged-272 A liberal political/religious blog calling attention to the rampant hypocrisy of the far right Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:02:04 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: William http://wwjv4.com/religion/madeline-neumanns-parents-charged-272#comment-821 William Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:50:55 +0000 http://wwjv4.com/?p=272#comment-821 I don't know the specifics of the case your referring to but there is no real comparison. There is a real difference between causing the death of your child through willful action (or inaction) and negligence. That difference is reflected in our criminal code and should both cases go to court the punishment if found guilty should be proportionate. I agree with you that the presence or absence of religion should play no part in the prosecution of the crimes. I don’t know the specifics of the case your referring to but there is no real comparison. There is a real difference between causing the death of your child through willful action (or inaction) and negligence. That difference is reflected in our criminal code and should both cases go to court the punishment if found guilty should be proportionate. I agree with you that the presence or absence of religion should play no part in the prosecution of the crimes.

]]> By: gmknobl http://wwjv4.com/religion/madeline-neumanns-parents-charged-272#comment-820 gmknobl Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:04:53 +0000 http://wwjv4.com/?p=272#comment-820 Contrast this to the apparently accidental death of a toddler where the mother left the child in the car in the hot weather. Several factors lead most people to believe that the woman simply forgot the child was in the back seat, from an unusual routine that day to having several extra things come up to do. In this absolutely horrible accident, the mother is being put on trial for this (I forget the charges) - likely something like reckless endangerment and manslaughter. She will receive a trial so I'm hoping she'll get off. The family has gone through hell already and this prosecution serves no one. Very sad. This has nothing to do with the case above except this truly was accidental. But, in our, in my view overly litigious society, both have been charged. I'm hoping religious beliefs won't allow the first bunch to get off (what a ridiculous idea) and that a lack of religious involvement won't allow the second case to be weakened. Contrast this to the apparently accidental death of a toddler where the mother left the child in the car in the hot weather. Several factors lead most people to believe that the woman simply forgot the child was in the back seat, from an unusual routine that day to having several extra things come up to do. In this absolutely horrible accident, the mother is being put on trial for this (I forget the charges) – likely something like reckless endangerment and manslaughter. She will receive a trial so I’m hoping she’ll get off. The family has gone through hell already and this prosecution serves no one. Very sad.

This has nothing to do with the case above except this truly was accidental. But, in our, in my view overly litigious society, both have been charged. I’m hoping religious beliefs won’t allow the first bunch to get off (what a ridiculous idea) and that a lack of religious involvement won’t allow the second case to be weakened.

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