Mother who left newborn in Wal-Mart toilet not guilty

She was a kid herself who had a kid, was in shock, and was definitely not a mother. Giving birth doesn't make you a mother, just as "donating" your sperm doesn't make you a father in the emotional way you mean it, my lady.

Now a complete random guess, but does this crown prosecutor happen to be lesbian, with no kids?
[stirs up pot )

Mother who left newborn in Wal-Mart toilet not guilty
Law & Order
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2009-06-24 09:57:08

I do believe Judge Gabrielson has been indulging in a little bit too much BC bud.

How is leaving a newborn in a wal-Mart washroom NOT child abandonment.

She is clearly not sound of mind.

Not guilty? You have got to be kidding me!

...it's all those deadbeat dads faults.

"The baby is reportedly in good health and has a relationship with Halkett"

I find this the most disturbing....and if a woman was having a baby in a bathroom, why did no one call an ambulance????? Were they too busy drinking Alcohol based hand cleanser????

not guilty? so did someone else leave the baby in the toilet?

This is such bullshit. She should have been found guilty of abandonment AND child endangerment, and received the max for both.

HMMM...the fact is she DID abandon the child. But what i find interesting is she DIDN'T know she was pregnant. Imagine, walking into a bathroom and all of a sudden popping out a baby that appeared to be a stillborn. I would expect she would be shocked and very disoriented
I think the major facts of this case UNDER THE LAW not personal opinion would be if the mens rea in this case proves she was in the mind, knowingly abandoning the child then she would be guilty.
i.e. did she think the child was alive? was she in a state of shock?
therefore, this case should be tried in terms of the facts, If the mens rea cannot be proven then technically she didn't break the criminal code thereby being innocent. It sucks to hear but that's the way the law works. If you disagree, then the true conflict is with the current judicial system not with this particular case.

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How did I miss this story the first time? Craziness.