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Originally posted by schmae
reply to post by gabby2011
Gabby, they were in response to your statement that baby Lisa , in Jesus' arms, would not want her mother punished for a crime against her. That Lisa would be sad knowing her mom had to go through all this. ( unless you ONLY meant if Deb was innocent, if that's so then I apologize) But I wanted to point out other instances where the VICTIM doesn't want charges filed even though they SHOULD be. You said something like Lisa's just the victim, so what does her opinion matter? re: whether or not she would want her mother punished. So they are valid questions because there are many instances where the victim of a crime does not WANT to press charges. So I wondered what you thought of THOSE instances. Should the victim, even a young child be the deciding factor in whether or not their assailant is punished?
And it HAD nothing to do with this case until you brought up that Lisa's opinion on whether or not Deb should be punished should be the opinion that counts. That's not how the law works, THANK GOD, or no domestic abuser would ever go to jail. Right?edit on 2-12-2011 by schmae because: (no reason given)
The FDA "strongly recommends" that OTC cough and cold medicines not be used for infants and children younger than 2, Dr. Charles Ganley, director of the FDA's Office of Nonprescription Products, said Thursday in a phone interview.
He said the FDA is concerned that parents hadn't gotten the message about the drugs despite heavy publicity on the issue in fall 2007. Watch why the FDA is warning parents
"The reality is these products are used quite a bit in this age group, and parents are using them without getting advice from a health-care provider," Ganley said.
Although the side effects are rare, they are serious, the FDA said. They can include death, convulsions, rapid heart rates, and decreased levels of consciousness.
Over the past two years, 1,500 babies and toddlers have wound up in emergency rooms after having a bad reaction to cold medicines, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And in 2007, the FDA completed a review that found there were 54 reported child deaths from decongestants and 69 from antihistamines from 1969 and fall 2006. Most of those involved children under 2. Source
Originally posted by schmae
reply to post by OneisOne
If the only thing discounting motorcycle man's account is that gil abeyto showed him brando's pic first then this is a HUGE shame Because abeyto was acting in good faith and trying to be helpful and probably when motor. man pointed to brando, abeyto thought YES YES YES we've got him ! It's sad because he seems like a really good guy who put his heart and money and time into trying to find a missing baby and if the case turned backwards on his actions, its' really sad and I bet he's just sick about it as well.
Originally posted by schmae
reply to post by gabby2011
Well I have no idea how Jesus feels about accidents or abortions so I'm not about to speculate. It's one thing to speculate on what an irwin may have done,,,,,,,,,,, but the Savior? NOPE !
As for Silo , I have n o clue on that either. But I can bet no good can come from taking the baby Lisa thread to an abortion discussion......none.
So guessing Deb accidentally killed the baby,, total accident, but did not allow Lisa proper burial or any closure or even allow LISA FATHER to know what happened to her. You think she's still innocent? And Lisa approves of all this? Once you've committed a crime in the eyes of the state , yes it no longer matters what your VICTIM thinks. The state has the right to charge you or not. Deb gave up the right to no charge with an accident when she covered it, lied and disposed of the body. If that is what happened.
Well I have no idea how Jesus feels about accidents or abortions so I'm not about to speculate. It's one thing to speculate on what an irwin may have done,,,,,,,,,,, but the Savior? NOPE !
Originally posted by schmae
reply to post by gabby2011
Also drunkenness is a sin, so if an accident occurred under the sin of drunkenness, I'm not sure how it would be looked at by Heaven.
What about a drunk driving accident? Different story but an accident occurring with your car while drunk carries a WAY BIGGER penalty than a regular car accident.
One night NOT drinking, one of my kids got very ill in the middle of the night with a bad asthma attack and had to go to ER. It was pretty sudden and unexpected and they HAD to go and could not wait until morning. I was thinking while driving over " o m g what if I had been drunk on this night?"" I imagined getting pulled over on way to ER with my sick child and the nightmare OR calling an ambulance and explaining I can't drive because I'm drunk but my child needs help. Either option a NO GO.
Originally posted by schmae
And now you're silent? Why now? It only takes a minute to say oops I misread that, sorry. But you're trying to think of a way to cover your own tail and not admit a mistake. I've 3 or 5 or more times apologized to you when you showed me that i MISREAD a post of yours. I am very eager to apologize when I misread something. But you apparently cannot admit a mistake. So you must know how DEBORAH feels to not want to admit a mistake, right? Maybe this is why you are so gung ho to defend her at all turns, because you and her are a lot alike and no matter what you are faced with, it is not your fault. Is that it, Gabby?
Originally posted by schmae
reply to post by gabby2011
Of course it COULD have.......... that's when I woke up and decided drinking no matter if your kids are awake or asleep is a bad idea. I learned from the experience. We all have to live and learn. And if it had happened ona night I was drinking I'd likely be suffering some sort of consequence for it today . AND I WOULD DESERVE IT ! You're saying there is no fault and no punishment even if it was an accident. I disagree. And no when I first starrted on this thread , it was about sharing ideas and theories. You've made it a daily debate and drudgery. Most have quit even responding to you and now I can see why. Anyone who has been drunk and has children was taking a chance and I'd bet thats a huge %% of the population. Did we learn anything from it? Deb's still defending her right to drink to this day. She has the right, but her baby's gone. So she didnt' learn anything from it. I did and I thank GOD did not have a horrible accident to teach me. I realized WITHOUT an accident that it was risky behavior !