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What liberty was there for the baby?I prefer to err on the side of liberty. Others, including you seemingly, prefer to err on the side of authoritarianism (pitbull laws notwithstanding).
That said, the next new thing I learn today will be the first.
You have issues with authority. Grow up. Or I'll have the state intervene.
You're welcome to vote your conscience, I do.
12 pounds? Are you kidding me? My son was at 12 pounds at a month or two.
I hope they lock them up and throw away the key.
I remember wondering if my son was eating enough when he was a baby, and he was chubby.
wo vegans who fed their 11-month-old daughter only mother's milk went on trial in northern France on Tuesday charged with neglect after their baby died suffering from vitamin deficiency.
Sergine and Joel Le Moaligou, whose vegan diet forbids consuming any animal product including eggs and cow's milk, called the emergency services in March 2008 after becoming worried about their baby Louise's listlessness.
When the ambulance arrived at their home in Saint-Maulvis, a small village 150 kilometres (90 miles) north of Paris, the baby was already dead.
The ambulance workers called the police because the child was pale and thin, weighing 5.7 kilos (12.5 pounds) compared to an average eight kilos for her age.
The baby had only been fed on the milk of her mother, who was aged 37 at the time.
An autopsy showed that Louise was suffering from a vitamin A and B12 deficiency which experts say increases a child's sensitivity to infection and can be due to an unbalanced diet.
"The problem of vitamin B12 deficiency could be linked to the mother's diet," said Anne-Laure Sandretto, deputy prosecutor in the city of Amiens where the trial is taking place.
French vegans in dock over baby's death
how could the parents know the mother's milk was not giving all the vits needed?
it is not odd to breastfeed for the entire first year.
Perhaps the state should be prosecuted for not acting sooner on behalf of the baby.
o good gosh people lived on nothing but beans, corn and rice for a long damned time
o good gosh people lived on nothing but beans, corn and rice for a long damned time
That's not true, not at all.
Since the Stone age, meat has played a major role. When we found America, we here ate even more meat.
What was the result? We are about 2" taller than our countries of origine.
If it wasn't for all the crap that gets put in and on our food, I'd guess that we would still live longer.
A tragic story, but I don't see how anything positive can come out of sending the parents to prison.
What did peeps do before formula?
I think punishment enough would be their other daughter taken away or they need to heavily supervisedI hope they lock them up and throw away the key.
Why?
To be vindictive or because you think it makes the world a safer place for infants everywhere?
A tragic story, but I don't see how anything positive can come out of sending the parents to prison.
The nature of punishment isn't to produce a "positive" outcome. It's to punish people who broke the law.
Anyone who is indifferent to the well being of their own child is dangerously self-absorbed and undoubtedly poses some sort of threat to everybody around them.
I think punishment enough would be their other daughter taken away or they need to heavily supervisedI hope they lock them up and throw away the key.
Why?
To be vindictive or because you think it makes the world a safer place for infants everywhere?
A tragic story, but I don't see how anything positive can come out of sending the parents to prison.
The nature of punishment isn't to produce a "positive" outcome. It's to punish people who broke the law.
Anyone who is indifferent to the well being of their own child is dangerously self-absorbed and undoubtedly poses some sort of threat to everybody around them.
So you think enforcement of laws is about punishing wrongdoers and not making the world a better, safer place?
Regardless, I think they're suffering ample punishment already.