<p>bethievt,</p>
<p>Good point!</p>
<p>“o those who favor prosecuting her; what purpose do you think that would serve?”</p>
<p>At the very least, I’d like there to be a full investigation to be sure that what looks like a tragic mistake by a harried woman was actually that.</p>
<p>Prosecution represents an objective forum for the child’s voice to be heard. To my mind, it serves society to do this.</p>
<p>I understand that, mythmom. To me it’s just undiluted pain.</p>
<p>Yes, prosecution and trial would be painful. But if laws were broken (and apparently in Ohio they were not…that needs to be addressed as well), prosecution should take place so that, as mythmom said, the voice of the child could be well and truly heard. Sometimes “pain” is appropriate and necessary in order to achieve a greater purpose.</p>
<p>The prosecutor has determined no law was broken. People should take their indignation and use it to change the law, not to castigate the prosecutor for failing to do his duty. His hands are tied, as I understand it.</p>
<p>It’s hard to believe no law was broken. I understand that perhaps there’s no law in Ohio against leaving a kid in a car unattended (there should be) but surely child neglect is against the law there and this was a case of child neglect. It sounds as if it wasn’t willful neglect but it was child neglect resulting in the death of the child nonetheless. </p>
<p>Has anyone heard if this case has raised to the forefront the issue of no Ohio law against leaving kids in vehicles unattended? Has a lawmaker drafted legislation yet in that state?</p>
<p>Here are some interesting stats from an article on this case…</p>
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<a href=“http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/07/348604.aspx[/url]”>http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/07/348604.aspx</a></p>
<p>The news today is that there is a federal statute under which she could be prosecuted.</p>
<p>There was also a candlelight vigil last night for the poor girl.</p>