Just read report of a terrible case of a toddler drowning in pond while mother was in the house checking FB on her phone.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-34491753
Absolutely tragic.
But AIBU to think that the judge was being too harsh in saying that any future children she may have will be removed from her as she is a negligent and appalling parent?
Of course she shouldn't have allowed herself to get sidetracked by FB (especially with a pond in the garden). But isn't it almost impossible to survey all of your children 100% of the time? I think that no matter how hard we try sometimes accidents will happen because we are bound to slip up at one time or another.
Does this create a precedent for any parent who is unfortunate enough to lose a child through a one-off accident to be criminalised? How does that help anyone?
(am assuming btw that this was a first incident, and that the mother hadn't previously had reason to be warned about inattention)
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To be concerned at this judge's comments?
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WifeofDarth · 09/10/2015 21:01
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