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lumberjack_jeff

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35. "She exercised the only, horrible, choice available"

Reply to lapislzi (Reply #32)

Tue Oct 2, 2012, 11:04 AM

Oct 2012

Surely we agree that murder is the wrong one.

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14 year old Girl that killed her newborn baby [View all] JI7 Oct 2012 OP

more info at this link, the girl has been charged as an adult, she was scared of parents JI7 Oct 2012 #1

No, she hasn't been charged as an adult. LisaL Oct 2012 #26

This is a terrible tragedy. Ilsa Oct 2012 #2

it happened in Florida, aren't they more likely to charge minors as adults ? JI7 Oct 2012 #3

Bet the fucker who impregnated her is walking malaise Oct 2012 #4

If it was another kid her age... regnaD kciN Oct 2012 #5

I accept your if malaise Oct 2012 #6

usually you aren't supposed to get pissed about things that "could be" snooper2 Oct 2012 #24

Because, of course, it is always a man's fault. AngryAmish Oct 2012 #15

You know, that really doesn't contribute anything meaningful to the discussion. lapislzi Oct 2012 #18

+1 nt Javaman Oct 2012 #19

No the pregnancy is both their fault Missycim Oct 2012 #23

+1 Chorophyll Oct 2012 #28

To be responsible implies a choice does it not? 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #30

For one thing, we don't have all the facts. lapislzi Oct 2012 #32

You admit to not having the facts 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #33

I freely admit to speculating. lapislzi Oct 2012 #39

"She exercised the only, horrible, choice available" lumberjack_jeff Oct 2012 #35

Of course. lapislzi Oct 2012 #37

How in the world is that the only choice? LisaL Oct 2012 #40

Well, at 14 she would have to have someone drive her gollygee Oct 2012 #43

Leaving an infant in any public place would be better than killing him. LisaL Oct 2012 #44

An article I saw showed them in a trailer park gollygee Oct 2012 #46

Rational thinking: notably absent. lapislzi Oct 2012 #47

Actually, it is meant to refute a highly negative contribution to the discussion. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2012 #34

Would you kindly explain? n/t lapislzi Oct 2012 #48

Sure. The problem with the post upthread should be patently obvious, though. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2012 #50

Men are responsible for the reproductive decisions of women? 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #29

Now who's speculating? lapislzi Oct 2012 #41

I'm not even sure it could be called "choice" in her position. Scootaloo Oct 2012 #54

I can understand get the red out Oct 2012 #7

Excellent, excellent post obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #10

I grew up in a similar home. lapislzi Oct 2012 #14

OMG are we related? LittlestStar Oct 2012 #27

a kid shouldn't have to suffer like that renate Oct 2012 #38

You are too kind! LittlestStar Oct 2012 #42

I know exactly how you felt. I felt the same... a la izquierda Oct 2012 #45

this is why i'm totally opposed to Parental Consent laws when it comes to these issues JI7 Oct 2012 #55

Me too get the red out Oct 2012 #56

Not strange at all. Teens who are isolated, ignorant about reproduction, abused or otherwise Brickbat Oct 2012 #8

You hit the nail on the head get the red out Oct 2012 #16

Are there any states where 14 is the age of consent? obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #9

She could have gotten pregnant by another 14-year-old gollygee Oct 2012 #11

I don't think many states will charge another 14 year old for statutory rape 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #31

If the boy was younger than she, is she also guilty of statutory rape? lumberjack_jeff Oct 2012 #36

Boy doesn't have to be younger. Just has to be below age-of-consent. jeff47 Oct 2012 #58

Wow. That is an unsettling story. aikoaiko Oct 2012 #12

She should have just borrowed money from her parents to start a business. MindPilot Oct 2012 #13

The girl's mother "was in complete denial"... and then there's the LeftinOH Oct 2012 #17

This is a Story that is Becoming mstinamotorcity2 Oct 2012 #20

Well, that would make sense. lapislzi Oct 2012 #22

This child needs help, not punishment. dawg Oct 2012 #21

Damn that's sad. Teens shouldn't be ashamed or fearful of that circumstance. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #25

I can only imagine the torment this child was experiencing when she did this. Arkansas Granny Oct 2012 #49

Oh, you're talking about the older of the two. n/t lumberjack_jeff Oct 2012 #52

Yes, the fourteen-year-old likely deserves some recognition of her fear and perceived powerlessness. antigone382 Oct 2012 #57

I think the baby deserves some recognition of his *actual* powerlessness. n/t lumberjack_jeff Oct 2012 #59

I'm not disputing that at all. antigone382 Oct 2012 #61

really sad story Liberal_in_LA Oct 2012 #51

Or, she could ann--- Oct 2012 #53

I shouldn't have read that. nt rrneck Oct 2012 #60