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Coventina

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66. Apologies for my tardy reply, I was at work all day yesterday.

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 10:41 AM

Oct 2014

First of all, I never said anyone should go to prison over this, and I don't think that they should.

And, by "punishment" - well, I guess it depends on how you define it.
I like some of the other posters' ideas about community service and/or other court-mandated prescriptions such as mandatory counseling, garnishment of income for the boy's treatment, etc. (No, I don't automatically trust that the family will do the right thing. They've already broken that trust).

But I DO think that there needs to be court proceedings, that those responsible for this child's injuries should have to face a judge and account for their actions.

Prison, as some have pointed out, is an entirely different matter and I DON'T think it is appropriate in this case.

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Toddler critical after falling into Jaguar exhibit -I would arrest the father and grandfather [View all] malaise Oct 2014 OP

It's one thing to child-proof zoos get the red out Oct 2014 #1

Some parents endanger their own children malaise Oct 2014 #2

Yes, they should spend the rest of their lives in jail. egduj Oct 2014 #3

Epic fail malaise Oct 2014 #4

+1 nt brer cat Oct 2014 #5

let's put all the parents who put their kids in danger in jail cali Oct 2014 #7

Or people who dangle their kid over a pit of dangerous animals. DetlefK Oct 2014 #12

and ignore the warning signs in the process. magical thyme Oct 2014 #13

yes, it was stupid and avoidable. I don't think prosecuting them would serve cali Oct 2014 #14

I agree with you. Jackpine Radical Oct 2014 #29

I understand your point but I respectfully disagree with you and here's why: Coventina Oct 2014 #36

But how does punishment help? Jackpine Radical Oct 2014 #39

How about this as a punishment... pipi_k Oct 2014 #52

Apologies for my tardy reply, I was at work all day yesterday. Coventina Oct 2014 #66

I have nothing against court action; in fact, that's exactly what should happen, but Jackpine Radical Oct 2014 #67

I wouldn't argue for jail, but there is a difference kcr Oct 2014 #32

doing community service might be a good solution. uppityperson Oct 2014 #37

There is only one valid reason to send someone to prison. Xithras Oct 2014 #28

You must have hit POST a few seconds before me. Jackpine Radical Oct 2014 #30

Children are members of society kcr Oct 2014 #33

So stupid parents should be imprisoned? Xithras Oct 2014 #35

When they endanger their children, sometimes yes. kcr Oct 2014 #38

The U.S. is home to 5% of the worlds humans and 25% of the worlds prison population. Xithras Oct 2014 #41

No it isn't because of people like me. It's the war on drugs and privatized prisons. kcr Oct 2014 #42

No. Xithras Oct 2014 #43

We are a punisher culture. You see right here on this progressive board all the time. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2014 #50

The solution to being overly punitive isn't going in the complete opposite direction kcr Oct 2014 #63

Stupid comment... ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #6

lol, I know, right? Welcome to DU. closeupready Oct 2014 #15

It was jaguar the animal, not Jaguar the car. I'm sure you must have misunderstood, because valerief Oct 2014 #59

the jaguars were not trying to hurt the child. geek tragedy Oct 2014 #8

I had the same thought. Coventina Oct 2014 #18

When mine were little Bettie Oct 2014 #9

Precisely malaise Oct 2014 #11

When mine were that age, photographing anything Bettie Oct 2014 #17

is there a rise in this sort of thing. i feel like in the last year, i have read more La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2014 #10

Like everything else I think we are just hearing TBF Oct 2014 #40

I think that has a lot to do with it ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2014 #56

Whoever was holding the child kiva Oct 2014 #16

I read the article, and from the descriptions of the jaguars' behavior Coventina Oct 2014 #19

The jaguars are not to blame here malaise Oct 2014 #20

True, even if the jaguars had him reduced to a pile of bones Coventina Oct 2014 #21

Yep...it's like the difference pipi_k Oct 2014 #23

This is just one example of pipi_k Oct 2014 #22

Should Michael Jackson have been criminally prosecuted for this? Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #24

If the child had dropped he would have been malaise Oct 2014 #25

Umm yes, of course phil89 Oct 2014 #27

I think most people thought he showed himself to be an unfit parent right there ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2014 #57

The child is now in stable condition and is expected to recover. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2014 #26

Over my nearly 4 decades in pediatrics, I have often... 3catwoman3 Oct 2014 #31

"One family, one child" - sort of that kind of thing? closeupready Oct 2014 #47

Not at all. Obviously, this is strictly fantasy... 3catwoman3 Oct 2014 #64

I'm trying to picture what made the 'family member' let go. Demit Oct 2014 #34

Watch the video at link malaise Oct 2014 #45

Well, I watched the whole news report, and Demit Oct 2014 #48

Grandpa probably wasn't as strong as he thought he was ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2014 #58

Here's an article I posted in 2012 RebelOne Oct 2014 #44

Remember the father who INTENTIONALLY left his son in the car so he'd bake to death? KittyWampus Oct 2014 #46

I was hoping it would be a car show or a football game in Jacksonville. KamaAina Oct 2014 #49

Well at the car show the exhibits are much safer! Initech Oct 2014 #61

My guess is... bobGandolf Oct 2014 #51

First off, I hope the child is okay Politicalboi Oct 2014 #53

I think they've probably learned their lesson. liberalmuse Oct 2014 #54

Wait until dad and granddad sue the zoo for $20 million Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #65

I've never once gone to the zoo without seeing people hoisting kids up on the railing IVoteDFL Oct 2014 #55

that said, ... it is done hundreds of thousands of times without a kid falling in. seabeyond Oct 2014 #62

personally, i think the grandfather will suffer enough for an accident. nt seabeyond Oct 2014 #60