okay, Ive stayed away from this one for as long as I can... For the last 3 nights Ive sat and watched a very sad story on wsmv. According to reports, a 9 year old little boy ( 2nd grade ) was allowed to go out last friday night, well after dark and during a severe thunderstrom warning ( A severe thunderstorm warning means that a severe thunderstorm is occurring or is imminent based on doppler radar information. You should move indoors to a place of safety.- noaa.gov ) and trick or treat by himself. Tragically, upon returning home, he ran over live, downed power lines resulting in his death... First and foremost, my heart goes out to those who loved this little boy, and I am truly sorry his young life was cut so short. The loss of a child is somthing no one should ever have to endure. Having said that, as I sat and watched friends of the family, witnesses, and ministers, who were being interviewed, I listened to all of them ask viewers to keep the family of the little boy ( mother, grandmother, aunt, etc... ) in their thoughts and prayers. I also listened to neighbors who had been comforting the family make the same request... thoughts and prayers for the family. Heres my question: Who is directly responsible for allowing a child of 9 years of age out well after dark, on Nashville streets, during a severe thunderstorm, to get candy ? Who made that call ? Who is the caregiver and how is it that they are not being charged with a crime ? Is this not a classic case of failure to provide basic supervision and safe housing ? Child endangerment, perhaps ? Child neglect - abuse by definition ? Can someone, who has a better understanding of the law, explain to me how you can go to prision ( which you should ) for leaving a child alone at home, but sending one out, at night, during a sever thunderstorm, will get you thoughts and prayers ? In the eyes of the law a child is a child until the age of eighteen and this little boy was only nine. We as parents - caregivers are responsible to make decisions in the best interest of a child for a reason, and should be held responsible when we fail, in this particular case, fail miserably, in my opinion. Plz comment.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 07:27:30 +0000
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