Should causing permanent brain damage to a child get an immediate life without parole?

[Vesuvius87]

It seems like the cases of child abuse have been skyrocketing at an alarming rate. It makes me want to cry every time I heard those cases. Last week I've just read about a 1 month-old baby surviving SBS (shaken baby syndrome). He (now an older kid) has cerebral palsy and unable to ever eat on his own, talk or walk.

Other cases involved a 2 year-old boy that was beaten by his stepfather and left in a wheelchair and on a 24-hour care routine for life. He can't ever walk again. The cases goes on and on. A mother slapped her 3 year-old boy hard enough for him to fall out of upper bunk bed and hit his hard hard on some TV stand, leaving him with permanent brain damage.

The baby, toddler or young child that survived, were left with catastrophic brain damages. They were all born a healthy, functional baby and that life was forever stolen from them. They already gave that child a life sentence. Seriously should that already be a mandatory life sentence without parole. If a mother was given a life sentence for leaving her toddler at home (to fend for herself and the girl died of starvation) while she went on vacation, then shaking or beating a child and leaving brain damages should be the same sentence.

I think some things deserved that sentence even if the victim survives. I really hope a new law passes by one day, that gives that an immediate life sentence without parole. They destroyed a child's life and future.

Yes, life sentence without parole... the child's life and future was stolen

No, the child still survived, it's not a life sentence

[FreyaRed]

Yes. This person is obviously not suitable for living among other people and needs to be removed from society permanently.

[Vesuvius87]

Exactly. There is something serious wrong with those people. They need to be locked up for life. Ironically the general population in both men and women prison actually hate someone like that and tend to react very badly towards anything that has to do with harming a child.

[Vesuvius87]

Even a Mafia leader and harderned criminal that's serving prison time has a limit and soft spot for children.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

So did the articles mention what happened in the cases where the guardians or parents did these things or did it just focus on how sad it is that these kids are disabled because of their parents? I’m willing to bet you could find out if you did some research, assuming it’s not in whatever you read

[Vesuvius87]

It's both. The articles (too many stories to post) tell us what happened, which caregiver deliverately harmed them in a fit of anger, the baby or young child is now left disabled for life and unable to ever talk or walk and the expression of how horrible the ordeal was.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

So it was never intentional, just bad parenting?

[Kaneki05]

A lot more rules should be about being a parent and punishing those who are, but since the lack of, we get tons of problems.

[Vesuvius87]

Honestly, I think psychological evaluation should be mandatory before releasing newborns to parents or caregivers. I'm tired of hearing those horrible stories. Then those abusers tried to pull a ''oh the baby fell from the bed'' or ''the toddler tripped downstairs'' stories to cover up their deliberately harm but then later on when the cops and doctors aren't buying it (due to the amount of trauma, excessive bruises, bite marks, etc), they confess.

[Dargil]

If intent can be proven and the damage will prevent a normal life, maybe.

[Vesuvius87]

In those cases, it was done deliberately in a fit of anger. Those are the typical stories of how a baby is shaken because they wouldn't stop crying or how a toddler or young child got beaten to the point of being disabled because they were fussy. It's all about the person doing it in anger. Sick people

[Anonymous]

Life without parole is a good punishment bit I also like the idea or eye for an eye punishment when it comes to severe crimes. I would like the perpetrator to feel the same emotional and physical pain they caused other people. I only like the idea of eye for an eye punishment when it comes to severe crimes. I don’t like the idea of eye for an eye punishment when it comes to minor crimes.

[Vesuvius87]

Sometimes they actually do get harmed by the general population in prison. Several of the other convicts tend to react with violence towards anyone harming a baby or child.

[NathanDavis]

no... there's intention and neglect, accidents and incidents

you cannot ever rule the same for different situations

[Vesuvius87]

I'm specifically referring to the cases where it was deliberately done in a fit of anger and those people that did it try to fool doctors and police with a ''the baby rolled out of the bed'' or ''the toddler or young child fell downstairs'' story but they're lying. The evidence shows otherwise and then when neither doctors nor police believe them, they then tell the truth of what really happened. Those people sure deserved a life sentence.

Usually when it's genuinely an accident, the parents or caregivers act with extreme worry and go to the ER or call 911 immediately and there are real emotions shown. Obviously they don't deserve jail time. It was an accident that should've been avoid. My baby boy (then 7 months old) once rolled over my bed while under my husband's care. I walked in and saw it happening within the second that he took his eyes off our son and couldn't reach him on time. Luckily there was no damage at all and he's a very healthy boy. My husband really felt bad. That's different than someone causing lifetime injuries to a baby, toddler or small child in a fit of rage.

[NathanDavis]

I did answer to the question in general... not to one specific case

for, deliberate actions like this... my answer would be very different, and not entirely aligned with the guidelines of the site... lol

[strateguy632]

No the punishment needs to be smaller. Also seeing the loss in their own child is part of the punishment they will suffer.

[Vesuvius87]

There was a man sentenced to 40 years in prison for beating a 2 year-old nearly to death and leaving that toddler disabled, bounded in a wheelchair for life, unable to speak or talk. Even 40 years, I think that's a smaller sentence in comparing to the life sentence he gave the toddler.
If he man lives till old age, he'll still be able to be released from prison by then but the toddler will never be able to walk or talk ever again. That's a life sentence of impairment.

[jahaims]

People get out of jail after raping babies. The justice system is to generate revenue, not to serve justice

[Vesuvius87]

Yeah that's sad. Then there are people serving longer jail time for minor felonies. Nothing makes sense.

[Jerre]

I totally agree with you.. life with no parole!

[Vesuvius87]

Thank you. I wish they would propose that new bill and transform it into a law ruling that leaving a baby, toddler or child with brain damage is an automatic lifer.

[Jerre]

Unfortunately, the Drs don’t usually find those conditions untl months or even years after the incident.

[Bklynbadboy12]

Yep it most definitely should we are way to lax with criminals here they have way to many rights

[Vesuvius87]

Even among criminals, they actually do operate under certain code. There are hardened criminals (ex: bank robber or mafia leader) that have a limit too and anyone harming babies or children are usually found under their most hated list.

[Bklynbadboy12]

Thats true

[Agape93]

Sure

[Vesuvius87]

I wish they already made that into a law.