(02-21-2016, 11:44 AM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: Washington


^ Brittany Shane Daniels, 22 and Cody James Shields, of Bellingham, Washington have been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the December death of their 3-month-old son, Lucian.

According to the police reports, the father was up all night playing video games with headphones and didn't hear the baby cry. When he discovered the baby dead, he called the mom at work and she called 911.

Police discovered no signs of foul play at the home. However, the officers noticed that the baby seemed very thin and frail.

The investigation uncovered that Lucian had only gained 17 ounces in the three months since he was born.

While the couple claimed they'd fed the baby, the autopsy later confirmed that there was nothing in his stomach or small intestines.

Investigators also found texts and posts between couple complaining of Lucian's crying and uncertainty as to when he was last fed.

The prosecutor is not alleging an intentional homicide. The county medical examiner, Gary Goldfogel, found the child died from malnutrition, dehydration and “neglect of ordinary care of infant.”

Poor little guy. RIP Lucian.

Ref:
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/crime/article61307647.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3456698/Father-stayed-playing-video-games-three-month-old-son-died-malnutrition-faces-charges-manslaughter-alongside-mother.html

I didn't see the other story until just now. That is so awful. Poor little baby.

(02-24-2016, 01:11 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: I understand the sentiment Cowboy, but I don't think even Texas would charge the defendants with capital crimes and apply the death penalty to a negligent homicide case.

I think intent would be required, which doesn't appear to be the case with the dipshit couple from Washington who neglected their baby to death.

I do believe that y'all would kill the shit outta Ryan Lawrence for murdering his baby girl with premeditation though -- if a defense attorney doesn't convince a jury he's mentally unfit.

(02-24-2016, 04:53 PM)Cowboy_ron Wrote: You could very well be right, however I do know that crimes involving children are looked at differently........it appears that the prosecutor might have gotten cold feet. In Texas depending on what jurisdiction it is, some of the backwoods "good ole boy" type of DA's could convince a jury of laid off fast food workers that there indeed was intent of dehydration, and malnutrition and neglect.

(02-24-2016, 05:35 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote:

(02-24-2016, 04:53 PM)Cowboy_ron Wrote: You could very well be right, however I do know that crimes involving children are looked at differently........it appears that the prosecutor might have gotten cold feet. In Texas depending on what jurisdiction it is, some of the backwoods "good ole boy" type of DA's could convince a jury of laid off fast food workers that there indeed was intent of dehydration, and malnutrition and neglect.

You're right about murder of children (and police officers, fire fighters, and EMTs) being treated specially when it comes to death-penalty eligibility for the perpetrators.

But, even in cases involving such special victims, the death must be a result of 'first degree murder/premeditation' or have been committed during the course of a separate crime.

In the case of Baby Lucian, there is no evidence to support a charge of first degree or aggravated murder against the parents. So, the death penalty would not be in play anywhere in the U.S. (unless the good ole boy DA was corrupt and willing to perjure himself or distort evidence to support such a charge/conviction).

(02-24-2016, 07:36 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: You can't fight corruption with corruption, in my opinion. You can only spread corruption that way.

Anyway, I think both of Baby Lucian's parents will probably be convicted of second degree manslaughter and spend several years in prison. I really hope neither has another child in the future.

(02-24-2016, 03:48 PM)Donovan Wrote: That goddamn Lawrence prick not only premeditated the murder (supposedly out of jealousy for all the attention she was taking for being a baby with cancer) but he killed her in the woods, tried to,burn up her body and when that failed he tied cinder blocks to her tiny little body and threw her in the river.

I am liberal in many things, but in this way I am conservative. Bastards like this deserve death by the exact same methods they used to destroy their victims. Maybe THAT would be a deterrent.

(04-06-2016, 10:37 AM)Donovan Wrote: Every time I see this thread with new posts, I tell myself I'm not clicking it because it makes me sick with rage. Every time.