Police 'not ruling anyone or anything out' after shooting death of Georgia baby

[IdaBriggs]

83. If I am not clear, let me try to phrase things better:

I believe the "real" victim of a murder is the person who is MURDERED.

Please do not mean I think this should minimize the pain of the "periphery victims" -- the grief of survivors is something that should NEVER be ignored.



You are correct that she is the victim of an assault, but since (for reasons unknown) she was shot in the leg / they inexplicably left a living witness to shooting a sleeping baby in the head, I want the police to concentrate their energies on the MURDERED CHILD - who, how, and why. The teenager "pumping himself up" for such a deed on Facebook a few days before (had he ever made such comments before? and how come no one noticed beforehand?) strikes me plausibly as someone preparing to commit the crime, which begs the question of WHY? Gang initiation? Paid job? Random shooting with/without an escape plan?

Seriously, WTF?

I pray the mother is not involved, as I find the idea sickening. But I am not willing to let my own distaste for the idea that a parent would harm or arrange for someone to harm their own child blind me to the fact that there are indeed some awful people out there who would actually do such a horrible thing.

I am an advocate for a strong investigation, no matter how distasteful it might be. The mother's affect strikes me as "off" but that might simply be due to trauma/shock/mental illness. After the investigation is complete, if she is found innocent, but unlucky, my full support to her. In the meantime, with children being killed by their parents every three days in America (per someone else's post), I believe the police are undoubtedly doing a full investigation, and implying that they shouldn't because "it is mean!" is ridiculous.