[MCCRon58]

“”””””The D.A. said her decision to charge the parents was not an easy one. There is little case law — and none from Wisconsin — where a child died as a result of a parent's religious views. It comes down to weighing freedom of religion and parenting rights against the responsibility of the State to protect children. “”””””

Perhaps this is not the popular opinion, but just how far will the ‘state” be allowed to go with this???

I fear we are once again letting the camel poke his nose into the tent, without considering the logical consequences of where this policy will lead. Especially in todays society where common sense, and self-restraint are not seen as desirable chareceristics,

When it comes to litigation, and controlling the power of the state over individuals, how far will we let it go, if we preface it with the obligatory “Its for the children”?

Would I have acted as these parents did?? I hope not, but last time I checked, true freedom includes the freedom to be wrong as long as you are willing to accept the consequences for being wrong.

But, call me just another man out of time.

[GovernmentShrinker]

last time I checked, true freedom includes the freedom to be wrong as long as you are willing to accept the consequences for being wrong.

Not when the consequence of being wrong is somebody else's death. There are plenty of Muslim extremists who are "willing to accept the consequences" of the 3000+ deaths of OTHER people on 9/11. These parents are "willing to accept the consequences" of the helpless young daughter's completely avoidable death. Neither of these positions is defensible via the perpetrators' claiming a right to "true freedom".

[TornadoAlley3]

I would not have acted as these parents did and I wonder if the DA has a record of charging parents who forget their kids in hot cars to die, leave loaded guns around and siblings kill each other. How much of this was because of religion.

[mountainbunny]

Would I have acted as these parents did?? I hope not, but last time I checked, true freedom includes the freedom to be wrong as long as you are willing to accept the consequences for being wrong.

You have a right to be wrong about your own life.

When the life isn't yours, you have much less of a right. Your children are yours to care for and tend. They are not yours to allow to die or to abuse due to your wacky ideas.