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valerief

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12. Oh, well, Missouri, then. I'm not really up on the states that punish pregnant women.

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Reply #11)

Sat May 5, 2012, 01:33 PM

May 2012

I realize I got off topic, but it got me to thinking how the parents (or just dad?) wouldn't be punished but a pregnant woman is.

Sorry, my mind wandered.

This is a sad story, for sure, but it just got me to thinking about the war on women in America.

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2 yr old running in middle of road at 2:30 am is hit and killed [View all] proud2BlibKansan May 2012 OP

Weird. treestar May 2012 #1

My sister escaped several times. proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #3

I went on a long jaunt @ 3 1/2 years old Cooley Hurd May 2012 #4

My little brother (now 46) ... etherealtruth May 2012 #6

i remember following the good humor truck on my tricycle. unblock May 2012 #7

My older sister was a sleepwalker, and when she was polly7 May 2012 #8

My sister was the Queen of flying the coop as a toddler. vaberella May 2012 #15

So many scary stories treestar May 2012 #21

chills... sad sad sad. i remember a time i was fearful when my kids would figure out how to unlock seabeyond May 2012 #2

Post removed Post removed May 2012 #5

If the child was still in the mother's womb and the mother was hit by a car and the fetus died valerief May 2012 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author uppityperson May 2012 #10

Since this child in the article was killed in Missouri, what's your point? proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #11

Oh, well, Missouri, then. I'm not really up on the states that punish pregnant women. valerief May 2012 #12

Thank you for clarifying. Appreciate it. uppityperson May 2012 #18

no. depending on the circumstances the driver of the car could be charged. cali May 2012 #14

Yeah, but the pregnant woman could be charged with reckless endangerment of the fetus valerief May 2012 #16

So sad. laundry_queen May 2012 #13

Children are amazing escape artists cabot May 2012 #17

The article says "Hit and run". I wonder if the driver knew? Cronkite May 2012 #19

They're saying no the driver didn't realize he/she had hit a child proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #20

i would think that, too and i see by a response seabeyond May 2012 #23

Latest update this morning - they don't think the driver knew proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #24

ah, thanks proud. nt seabeyond May 2012 #25

That poor family. musical_soul May 2012 #22