AIBU to think that this article is not okay???

[Gracie123]

It may be that I am pg and have a toddler, so am obviously more of a 'helicopter parent' than someone with older DC, but I've come across several threads recently about 'cotton wool' parenting and 'helicopter' parenting and people generally being derogatory if you give a damn where your kids are before dark.

Obviously it depends where you live etc... as to how safe this is to do (which seems to be missed on most threads) but what has horrified me is the number of links to this blog.

Admittedly people don't seem enamoured with the woman, but they seem to only care that she has repackaged 'common sense' parenting to make some money.

I'm much more concerned about the fact that she wants us to show our support for someone who has been found guilty of child abuse! Surely this undermines the whole 'free range kids' idea, as she clearly doesn't believe any damage is done unless your child dies or is seriously maimed. Sexual and psychological abuse mean nothing to her.

OK - I am pg and hormones are a-raging, but AIBU?

YANBU

In the link she shouldn't have done the crime if she couldn't do the time! That's the reason that the law is in place - to deter people from doing it! He only touched her breast but it could have been worse.

YANBU I mostly agree with you. But,from what I can gather from the article she's suggesting the sentence doesn't fit the crime rather than supporting the child molester. Would the same sentence be given to a man for a similar thing, seems like double standards to me. But I don't really know how the American legal system works, so can only compare it to the English system which is completely crap in child abuse cases.

Life Sentence in the states is usually around 25 years (depends massively what state you are in) but what does seem reasonable for forcing a child to do sexual acts that they don't want to do and asking them for sex?

Presumably if the child was scared enough/threatened enough to touch he breast and she tried to kiss him, had she not been caught she probably could have bullied him into sex.

Remembering that the states still have the death penalty for use in cases such as murder, what is reasonable for a child molester?

Just can't really understand why she would be asking support for this woman on her site which promotes the idea that 'the world isn't that bad, let your kids get on with it by themselves' when that is exactly the kind of threat most parents worry themselves sick over.

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

I dont like the term "show her support", but in parallel a life sentance is a bit excessive

vile story all round

It seems to be saying that the sentences are disproportionate for the crime giving the example that the Taliban are dangerous people, so a life sentence would be appropriate, although how many have gotten to trial anyway? The example of the child care worker forgetting to close gate and placed on register is supposed to make us think that it's the state against the small person and government interference is a bad thing.

I think she was using the Taliban as reference that we approve of their sentencing when we condemn this woman to a life sentence.

Which as the comments below suggest, is absolutely outrageous. It's not like she got a death sentence or is going to be tortured - or is even innocent!

I think that part was particularly offensive sensationalisation (sp?)