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In reply to the discussion: My 911 Call, The "Attempted Murder" of My Daughter, & Oppression of the Family Death Penalty [View all]Land Shark
(6,348 posts)67. Thank you for this good example and your thoughts
Yes, if a mother has a seizure and drops a baby, she might well get criminal charges especially if there are any other facts at all that can be interpreted into suspicion (officials believe they are "acting on the side of safety" but that also means they are over-terminating the rights of others, in order to be on that safe side)
If someone having a grand mal epileptic seizure kicked and hit you and injured you, would you hold it against that person or have a lot of emotional trauma? Quite probably neither. That's why Iida never held anything against her mom in the first place, it was obvious she was in some kind of other state that had nothing to do with anger or ingesting alcohol or substances or anything like that. So the injury is analogous to the injury received from someone having a epileptic seizure.
Facts like the fact there was no "emergency surgery" could be made known if folks were interested in admitting to error, but human beings aren't all that good at that. I got the feeling the defense did not wish to make that factual correction their battle because They didn't want to appear to be in "denial" of the charge and risk the plea, even though the prosecutor supported it.
Too often, the accusation IS the evidence, and a mistake made in the first few hours of a case survives till the very end of the case.
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My 911 Call, The "Attempted Murder" of My Daughter, & Oppression of the Family Death Penalty [View all]
Land Shark
Mar 2012
OP
I'm so sorry for everything that happened to your family. The Media looking for ratings are just
Justice wanted
Mar 2012
#1
Thanks. I don't expect hallmark cards (they don't make them for this anyway)
Land Shark
Mar 2012
#20
It's understandable that you have no words, for I struggled SO HARD to find words myself.
Land Shark
Mar 2012
#14
"Better safe than sorry" here means innocents get hurt. How's that fair or just?
Land Shark
Mar 2012
#124
k&r to mark to read later and get past wtf is going on with you guys I am so sorry.
uppityperson
Mar 2012
#7
The legal cases are already over, and I was/am the "one closest to the situation."
Land Shark
Mar 2012
#18
Because you're willing to give your opinion, may I get your input on the following?
Land Shark
Mar 2012
#54
Hello? These are interesting questions from Land Shark for you to answer
2 Much Tribulation
Mar 2012
#95
Even if either of you were Miz Clio and able to diagnose someone over the intertubes
EFerrari
Mar 2012
#89
Correct, there was no trial because the Prosecutor gave up, said he couldn't win at trial
Land Shark
Mar 2012
#55
Thank you robinlynne (it seems you found your "right words"); I appreciate it a lot! n/t
Land Shark
Mar 2012
#68
Paul I have to say all the work that you and Andy Stevens have done to bring about change in our
midnight
Mar 2012
#47
Thanks for the compliment, tho I tend to doubt my work has anything to do with it
Land Shark
Mar 2012
#76
This reminds me of what happened to a nurse right after F-5 tornado hit Joplin, MO
Bryn
Mar 2012
#51
THANK YOU! Can't everyone just accept that sometimes true tragedies occur, like that nurse?
Land Shark
Mar 2012
#58
This is disturbing on so many levels. I can't imagine how you've had the strength to handle
lib_wit_it
Mar 2012
#66
I'm so sorry your family is going through this. It must be very difficult.
GardeningGal
Mar 2012
#69
Don't you mean, "Thank you, and I apologize for asking you a question, the answer to which I would
lib_wit_it
Mar 2012
#78
Thanks for proving my point, again. I clearly explained the problem, and your failure to grasp
lib_wit_it
Mar 2012
#88
I'm sure they would have other roughly similar stories like those in the reply thread. nt
Land Shark
Mar 2012
#107