Caylee's Law

[hortysir]

The only common sense I'm seeing is that it would be common sense to promptly report your child missing.

But maybe that's just me
:shrug:

 

[LAfrique]

It is not going to mean a thing if we have society constantly indoctrinating women that they have to be mothers to be worthwhile and irresponsible men disappearing in picture after dropping seed everywhere.

 

[JamesInFlorida]

knee-jerk reaction. Now only do 99.99% of parents with missing kids already report it-but the police make you wait before they start to search anyways (and for good reason). If not there are tons of parents who would be calling at the drop of a hat-and waste so much time and resources.

Not only this, but there so many loopholes. The ones already mentioned in the thread, and what if you're divorced and have joint-custody. Let's say it's not your time with time for the kid-and the kid is missing. Do you have to report too?

The nanny-state in the country is really getting out of hand in the name of the children. The children are just fine. The adults are f***ed.

 

[Zona]

Such a law could be responsible for many innocents sent to jail.

Say your child dies of natural causes in their sleep and you discover it the next morning. An unscrupulous DA could charge the parents with failure to report the death with in one hour of the death occurring

And what exactly is the age requirements on said law? If you have a child that is a teen and routinely runs away, this could become onerous.

As was noted criminals are not going to follow the law anyway. We don't need laws that are pointless.

She was found not guilty live with it.

i am being lazy here...did it say within an hour? Right now, if a person calls in a missing child, dont they have to wait until 48 hours? Wont the cops tell them that?

Imagine if you lose your child in a mall and its mandatory you call within an hour of losing that child, if not you are going to jail? (Oh and the missing child ends up in sears of course).

 

[chanel]

I believe an adult is 48 hours - a child can be immediately. But you're right about Sears. Been there...

 

[Sallow]

The national wildfire known as "Caylee's Law" has come to Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Legislators in both states are drafting proposed laws - in response to public uproar over the verdict in the Casey Anthony trial - that would oblige parents and guardians to promptly report the death or disappearance of a child.

The overnight push for new laws has some lawmakers and legal experts cautioning against "knee-jerk" legislation.

Michelle Crowder of Oklahoma, inspired by a "Caylee's Law" proposal on Facebook, created a petition for a federal version of such a law on the website Change.org. Crowder wants to make it a felony for parents or caretakers not to report a child's death within one hour or a child's disappearance within 24 hours. The petition had attracted 443,707 supporting votes as of late Thursday afternoon.

By then, versions of "Caylee's Law" were afoot in Congress and seven state capitals, including Trenton and Harrisburg.

Fueled by verdict anger, push for 'Caylee's Law' starts in Pa., N.J. | Philadelphia Inquirer | 07/08/2011

Knee jerk reaction or common sense law?

Seems like common sense..and it's upsetting it even has to be codified.

Who wouldn't report the loss of a child?

(Oh yeah..Casey Anthony)

 

[Quantum Windbag]

The national wildfire known as "Caylee's Law" has come to Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Legislators in both states are drafting proposed laws - in response to public uproar over the verdict in the Casey Anthony trial - that would oblige parents and guardians to promptly report the death or disappearance of a child.

The overnight push for new laws has some lawmakers and legal experts cautioning against "knee-jerk" legislation.

Michelle Crowder of Oklahoma, inspired by a "Caylee's Law" proposal on Facebook, created a petition for a federal version of such a law on the website Change.org. Crowder wants to make it a felony for parents or caretakers not to report a child's death within one hour or a child's disappearance within 24 hours. The petition had attracted 443,707 supporting votes as of late Thursday afternoon.

By then, versions of "Caylee's Law" were afoot in Congress and seven state capitals, including Trenton and Harrisburg.

Fueled by verdict anger, push for 'Caylee's Law' starts in Pa., N.J. | Philadelphia Inquirer | 07/08/2011

Knee jerk reaction or common sense law?

General rule of thumb, any law that is named after anyone who is dead, especially a dead child, is a knee jerk reaction and bad law.

Are we going to start arresting parents who have children kidnapped and prefer not to involve the police because the kidnappers call and tell them not to? What if a child is killed out in the woods on a camping trip where there is no cell service? Should we arrest them for taking the time to go back to town and telling the police?

 

[California Girl]

Playing politics with the death of a child.

Disgusting.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

In all honesty we need the law, but not for the failed parent...for idiotic jurors who are confused between doubt and confusion.
At least then someone will still go to jail.

Someone did go to jail.

 

[chanel]

NJ politicians exploiting another dead child.

Failing to report the death or disappearance of a child would become a felony under a bill passed by the Assembly today.

The bill (A4297), called “Caylee’s Law,” was inspired by the death of Caylee Anthony, a Florida case that made national headlines. Caylee was missing for 31 days before her grandmother reported it. Her mother, Casey, was found not guilty of her murder.

It passed 69-0 and is scheduled for a Senate vote later today.

Caylee Anthony-inspired bill passes in N.J. Assembly | NJ.com