(Take Your Pick) Hillary/Dubya, You're Next!

[Beerina]

I don't quite know what to say (http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/baby.drop.ap/index.html).

I was gonna make some jokes, but then I read, "I came here with Daddy!"

:( :( :(

[Darth Rotor]

I don't quite know what to say (http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/baby.drop.ap/index.html).

I was gonna make some jokes, but then I read, "I came here with Daddy!"

:( :( :(
Man, that's sad. I wonder if the GOP wants to put Ms Goodling in that box. :p

DR

[Moon-Spinner]

The Baby Drop Off thing is a little hard to understand, and it seems kind of cold.

But dropping off your 3 year old is breaking my heart :(

[shecky]

As sad as the story is, it seems the drop box may have served it's function well.

"We must rethink the meaning of the baby drop-off," the conservative Sankei newspaper said in an editorial. "Unlike a baby, a toddler may suffer from trauma."

"This little boy must be experiencing great loneliness. We urge his mother or father to come forward," the newspaper said, calling his abandonment "unforgivable."
The Yomiuri newspaper said it was too early to judge the baby-drop, but said that it must be used for its original purpose of receiving newborns, not young children. Parents should also be encouraged to seek outside help before dumping their offspring.

It seems also likely a toddler would suffer continuing trauma had he stayed with parents who don't want him. Abandoning a child of any age into a dropbox is a sad event, but the alternative may be much worse.

[tsg]

I am not one to get emotional, about anything, but this is killing me.

My daughter is two and bawls uncontrollably when I drop her off at day care. I can't imagine doing this to her and don't want to even think about what it would do to her.

[LawnOven]

Man that's rough. But atleast, I suppose, he dropped him off rather than neglecting or beating him to death.

[Beerina]

We can think that if it makes us feel better. But even if true, it's still of no immediate consolation to the 3 year old. As even happens to some adults, when they get abused, their mind is furiously working -- what did I do wrong? What do I need to do right so this person who I love and cares for me won't be mad at me anymore?

[Elizabeth I]

The Baby Drop Off thing is a little hard to understand, and it seems kind of cold.

But dropping off your 3 year old is breaking my heart :(

I assume it's kind of like the "Baby Moses" law we have in Texas, where a parent can drop off a newborn at a hospital or fire station, anonymously, with no penalty. It's meant to give scared single teen moms (for example) an alternative to tying their babies up in plastic bags and leaving them in dumpsters.

[capracus]

As sad as the story is, it seems the drop box may have served it's function well.


It seems also likely a toddler would suffer continuing trauma had he stayed with parents who don't want him. Abandoning a child of any age into a dropbox is a sad event, but the alternative may be much worse.Dysfunctional families are a problem everywhere. In this case the father may have been a single parent and felt incapable of properly caring for the child. Whatever the reason, assuming Japan has a descent foster care system, I think the kid will be better off.

There are so many family situations that should not be allowed to exist. Either restrict unqualified parents from reproducing or identify the children at risk and remove them from the problem families as soon as possible. The first priority should be to limit the amount of children, which would reduce the amount of children at risk.