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Originally Posted by HannahXO
Time of death can be determined (approximately) forensically, if a child is determined to have died more than 12 (or maybe even more would be reasonable) hours before the parents reported it, there may be a problem- hopefully parents are checking on their baby in the morning.
As long as the window of time is reasonable, I think a lot of these situation-specific issues can be avoided.
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I don't know why the bolded made me chuckle. I feel bad for having done so.
Something proponents of the law need to think about
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What about parents and guardians who don't watch over their children (anything under 18) all day and everyday? This law will need to cover kid sitters and anything that can keep the child out of the immediate watch of the parent or guardian. Maybe that's covered in the law being based on the parent or guardian reporting the death or disappearance as soon as the parent or guardian discovers firsthand or is told that the child is missing or dead.