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41. If they are charged with Negligent Homicide then the

Reply to stevenleser (Reply #38)

Sun Mar 13, 2016, 12:37 AM

Mar 2016

standard for Negligence would also be used in determining their guilt or innocence. Otherwise, no.

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Another child dead from quackery [View all] SidDithers Mar 2016 OP

They do indeed mcar Mar 2016 #1

Unfortunately that's their right Iliyah Mar 2016 #2

Children have special legal protection bhikkhu Mar 2016 #3

The parents did not kill the child. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #5

They are responsible for the child's death. Their negligence and wilfull ignorance are to blame. cleanhippie Mar 2016 #6

Ignorance is not a crime. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #8

If they we're concerned with the child's help, they would have taken him to an actual Doctor. cleanhippie Mar 2016 #11

Don't assume that people everywhere react to situations the same way you do. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #14

No. Negligence doing something that they COLGATE4 Mar 2016 #18

Quackery is everywhere. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #21

As an experienced lawyer I'm just telling you what the law COLGATE4 Mar 2016 #24

I will defer 100% to your knowledge of what tort law would call for here. But is that standard stevenleser Mar 2016 #38

If they are charged with Negligent Homicide then the COLGATE4 Mar 2016 #41

Say I leave a loaded gun on my daughter's nightstand before bed NickB79 Mar 2016 #34

Nope, and it is a depraved point of view that it is anyone's "right" tabasco Mar 2016 #9

What does 'withhold' mean? 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #16

The parents unquestionably have the right to believe COLGATE4 Mar 2016 #17

Its their right to kill their child through neglect, to withhold medical care? Bullshit... Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #26

Oh, dear, what idiotic parents. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #4

It's happening for frequently in present times. Iliyah Mar 2016 #7

To put people in jail you need evidence of crime. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #10

Stupid decisions that affect the parents is one thing. hobbit709 Mar 2016 #15

The boy was not neglected. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #19

Wrong. Failure to seek MEDICAL treatment is chargeable. hobbit709 Mar 2016 #20

I doubt it. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #22

Parents have been prosecuted in the United States for failing to send their kids... Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #30

Through negligence, yes 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #32

In this age of being able to access accurate information on all sorts of subjects... Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #33

This is the age of ignorance. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #35

This is hard... I am disgusted with the parents mountain grammy Mar 2016 #12

These parents ARE quacks in it for the money Nevernose Mar 2016 #37

The entire clinic staff should be in jail! Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #13

Hard to see how that would happen 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #23

Uhm, it says, on their archived webpage that they provide "health care"... Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #25

'Health care' can mean different things to different people. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #28

Perhaps the term "health care" should be protected, similar to how some job titles... Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #29

You CAN protect the term 'health care' 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #31

Do they have a medical license and certification to use maple syrup for medicine? Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #36

Licences are only needed for medicinal prescriptions. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #39

Thankfully, the parents are being prosecuted, hopefully they will spend a long time in jail... Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #27

Ozone therapy? Seriously how is that not illegal? Rex Mar 2016 #40