From Newsgroup: rec.arts.tv
On 2026-10-19 12:33 a.m., Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
A woman throws a stranger's baby in a pool and police are called. The
woman doesn't understand why it's a problem, the parents don't want to
press charges and the police don't either.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUC6Jxhz__o [12 minutes]
To my way of thinking this is attempted murder: if someone else hadn't
gone into the water to rescue the baby, it would have drowned.
I was thinking abuse. Since when are parents making the decision? In
most states, a crime like this must be reported and and arrest made.
I don't know if the baby-chucker just had a screw loose or if she was
just plain evil but I feel like she needed to be charged with more than
she was. What deters her from doing that again? At least some of the
elements of kidnapping and "depraved indifference" seem to be present,
as well as attempted murder. The cops seemed to shrug it off as no big
deal when the parents had no interest in prosecuting her. (Perhaps the
parents were afraid she *was* crazy and would get revenge on them if
they did.)
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Rhino
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