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[EightBitNate]

When isn't it Florida

 

[DonMigs85]

This is ANCIENT
You must be a 386 computer.

 

[smurfx]

don't agree with her being charged as an adult. think she could still be a member of society after some years of therapy and making sure she never does something similar. then again that would be trying too hard and the u.s courts would rather just toss somebody in jail and forget about them.

 

[Deified Data]

It just disturbs me deeply that they'd post pictures or even names in cases like this.

Hmm. Yeah, in cases involving a minor like this I'm surprised, too.

 

[Zaph]

She needs mental help.

A prison sentence will do nothing positive for society or her as one day she'll eventually be released with none of her issues addressed, but instead, most likely exacerbated.

 

[Dusk Golem]

This is ANCIENT
You must be a 386 computer.

Looking at the article, it does seem to be a couple of months old.

Why do all of these disturbing threads always seem to be about old news?

 

[ComputerMKII]

wtf I don't know about you but at 14 I had something called a brain and knew right from wrong and I expect other 14 year olds to at least have that.

There are situations when people stop thinking with their brains and start thinking with their guts/heart/penis/whatever. Few people are rational 100% of the time.

 

[RepairmanJack]

Looking at the article, it does seem to be a couple of months old.

Why do all of these disturbing threads always seem to be about old news?

The odd thing is I just heard about this for the first time on the radio this morning as well. Some reason it just recently catch more attention?

 

[Bo-Locks]

It is disturbing, but not exactly uncommon, or rather, not unheard of. Infanticide and hiding the pregnancy are more common with teenagers, and is clearly the result of deeper underlying mental issues. Those issues need to be addressed and prison isn't the best place to do that.

 

[SlickShoesRUCrazy]

I hope the parents get charged with something also.

Wouldn't be surprised if there was some abuse some where in there...

no child should be so terrified of their parents that they are forced to come to such a decision.

 

[Kinyou]

Hmm. Yeah, in cases involving a minor like this I'm surprised, too.

I assume it's allowed since she's tried as adult ?

 

[Perspicacity]

She shouldn't be tried as an adult and it shouldn't be murder one. These are not the actions of a healthy person.

 

[Valkyr Junkie]

She shouldn't be tried as an adult and it shouldn't be murder one. These are not the actions of a healthy person.

When is Murder 1 ever the action of a healthy person?

 

[Tears For Fears]

Child they say, don't think so. Monster who committed a premeditated crime. Only solution for her is death.

 

[BPRD]

dna testing proved her daddy was the newborns father.


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[Anticitizen One]

There are situations when people stop thinking with their brains and start thinking with their guts/heart/penis/whatever. Few people are rational 100% of the time.

In that case all kinds of people can be left off the hook

 

[Deified Data]

I assume it's allowed since she's tried as adult ?

I suppose so. This subject is beyond me, honestly. If someone is not yet 18 do we try them as adults based on the shocking and/or violent nature of their crime? Could a 5-year-old do something shocking and horrible enough to spend the rest of its life in incarceration of some sort? A 10 year old? What's the cut-off point for kids who can not and will not ever be tried as adults?

 

[Stet]

dna testing proved her daddy was the newborns father.


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Ugh, no wonder she has issues.

 

[Wiseblade]

dna testing proved her daddy was the newborns father.


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Seriously? That would explain a lot.

 

[timetokill]

dna testing proved her daddy was the newborns father.


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Wait, where did you see that?

 

[Complex Shadow]

dna testing proved her daddy was the newborns father.


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Fuck this. I am out.

 

[anotherVegan]

This is the saddest thing I have read ever. Lock that girl up, probably lock her mother up for neglect. Someone should have given that child a chance.

 

[aparisi2274]

 

[blackflag]

dna testing proved her daddy was the newborns father.


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You trolling or srs?

 

[Frankenstrat]

dna testing proved her daddy was the newborns father.


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[Bgamer90]

Man, the story starts with "Florida". Shouldn't laugh at that due to the story but I'm not afraid to admit that I did chuckle a bit.

 

[Tallshortman]

dna testing proved her daddy was the newborns father.


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Says the dolphin man. I think I'll wait until there's an actual source.

 

[Kenai]

dna testing proved her daddy was the newborns father.


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If this is for real she shouldn't be given the death penalty or anything like that. That's way too f*cked up of a situation for any 14 year old to be expected to deal with calm and rationally. Even if false, i dunno what to make of this. Just horrible all around.

 

[Camp Lo]

Why the fuck is it always in Florida?! Holy crap!

 

[Ace Harding]

Why do people even say "GAF?" anymore? Its always Florida.

 

[sangreal]

So why didn't she get an abortion since as a 14-year old she would have been in no position to take care of the child being one herself? Oh... That would have been also been murder, right?

Thank parental notification laws for that one

following months of fearfully disguising her pregnancy from her mother and father.

FLORIDA'S PARENTAL NOTIFICATION OF ABORTION REQUIREMENT

Florida State law requires a parent or legal guardian of a minor seeking an abortion to be notified 48 to 72 hours before the abortion is performed by the physician performing the abortion or a referring physician. Parents or legal guardians do not need to be notified prior to your preliminary visit. A parent or legal guardian may waive their right to this notification by completing a waiver form. This form must be notarized. THIS LAW DOES NOT REQUIRE PARENTAL CONSENT, just that a parent be notified. There are some exemptions to this law. Minors who have had “the disability of non-age” removed are exempted. This includes: a) Minors who are currently or have been married, b) Minors with dependent children, c) Minors who have been emancipated by court decree, d) Minors who have obtained a judicial bypass. Documentation is required for all of the above circumstances.

If you are a minor seeking an abortion at our clinic, you must either bring your parent, legal guardian, or notarized waiver with you to the actual abortion procedure appointment (along with your photo ID, their photo ID, and official documentation that they are your parent or legal guardian) or petition the court for a judicial bypass. Unless you petition the court, your parent or legal guardian must sign a form stating that they are aware of your decision. They do not have to agree with your decision but must be made aware.

http://www.northfloridawomenshealth.com/parentalnotification.html

 

[CadetMahoney]

dna testing proved her daddy was the newborns father.

And nothing happens about that?

pretty sad. Parental notification stopped her getting an abortion since the parent was the biological father.

 

[Dai101]

This thread is going to turn just as fun as the last one.

I'm sure it's the same thread.