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Originally Posted by HannahXO
I agree with all of the pitfalls you all are bringing up, but- regardless of whether Case killed her child- not reporting her missing for a month should NOT be ok. Period. Even if there is no chance of finding the child alive, it at least increases the chance of forensic evidence being recovered that can lead to a conviction. Obviously convicting the murderer/kidnapper won't change what happened, but at least a serious criminal isn't walking free.
I defer to the GCers with more legal knowledge about how best to accomplish this. Maybe it doesn't need its own law? Or maybe the law just needs to be very very carefully written so it doesn't harm the innocent. I understand that cases like this are rare, but IMO if the law helps even one child (and doesn't harm the innocent) the law is worth it.
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The law wouldn't really have helped anyone, it just would have made Anthony a felon which seems to be what I keep seeing trumpeted. Crafting an elaborate law to punish a tiny tiny number of cases is not really a good idea. You rarely have a parent who would not report their child missing for a month. So rarely this is a very unique case. Anyone who won't report their child missing is either a)responsible for it, b)too addicted to notice, c) too irresponsible to nice and/or d) distrusts the police THAT much/is scared. Anything that doesn't fall under child abuse, falls under neglect or murder/harm etc. except for the distrust/fear aspect. Anthony was probably either incredibly neglectful or responsible for the child's death, BUT she claimed the fear. And as she was acquitted of abuse and responsibility for Caylee's death...
Look, I'm rambling, I realize, but we're talking a smaller than tiny number of people here. This law essentially only makes a) false criminals and b) a back up plan to punish the 'one who got away with it' when we're pissy about the justice system.
I'm also laughing at the people who ~know~ she's a sociopath when that is not how psychology or diagnostics work.
A law like this, for example, puts families where there are custody issues in particular in trouble.