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Thread (Discussion): Should bad parents be allowed to have children? Registry?

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Message 120016
Do we need a registry for bad parents to prevent them from having kids?


Posted by Silverthorne on Oct 17, 2003 06:52 AM | Also by Silverthorne
Gender: Male, Age Bracket: N/A, State: Arizona, Country: United States
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031007/ap_on_re_us/son_s_suicide_trial_4

This is a very interesting article. If you haven' t heard of the case a young boy committed suicide after being continuously teased at school over hygene. His mother was eventually convicted of "assisting" the suicide because she didn't do enough to help him.

This "mother" failed in her obligations as a parent by not providing a good safe home enviornment for the boy. Guilty as charged.

That brings up an interesting question. We have a sex offender registry and put people on probation which inclues NO CONTACT with minors.

In a case like this or the earlier "cage mom" case I posted about do you believe these people should never have kids again? If so what do we do to make sure they don't? (forced sterilization?)

Some of these parents are far more a danger to children and society then some sex offenders I've seen. I for one would like to know this person will never again fail a child.

What do you think?

Silverthorne
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The original article:

Conn. Mother Convicted in Son's Suicide
Tue Oct 7, 9:31 AM ET Add U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo!
By DIANE SCARPONI, Associated Press Writer

MERIDEN, Conn. - A mother was convicted of contributing to the suicide of her 12-year-old son, a victim of bullying at school, in their filthy home because jurors agreed that she didn't do enough to help him, a juror said.

Judith Scruggs, 52, was found guilty Monday of one count of risk of injury to a minor for creating a home that prosecutors said prevented her son, J. Daniel Scruggs, from improving his poor hygiene. Testimony indicated he slept in his closet with knives and a homemade spear because he was afraid.

She faces up to 10 years in prison when she is sentenced next month.

The six-member jury, which began deliberating last Wednesday, cleared Scruggs of a charge that accused her of failing to provide her son with proper medical and psychological care and a cruelty charge.

Daniel hanged himself in his closet with a necktie in January 2002. Legal experts say the case may mark the first time a parent has been convicted of contributing to a child's suicide. The case also spawned a Connecticut law requiring schools to report bullies to authorities.

Scruggs refused to comment as she left the courthouse but her lawyer, Reese Norris, called the verdict an injustice.

"I hope the public will have an outcry that someone could be convicted of any charge ... in association with the suicide of her child," he said.

Judith Scruggs acknowledged Daniel would sometimes have body odor or bad breath and would soil himself to get out of going to school. She said she frequently told Daniel to take showers, but said she could not force him to do so.

Scruggs told police Daniel was afraid of bullies who had kicked and punched him, and he kept knives in his closet out of fear.

"These were not just pocket knives they were talking about. They were pretty big blades," said Thomas Diaz, the jury's foreman.

Jurors exchanged stories about things that happened to them or their children at school.

"I definitely didn't think she did enough. You just don't let things go," juror Vinny Giardina said.

Prosecutors said they took no joy in charging a grieving mother, but felt a jury should decide whether Scruggs' actions contributed to the boy's death. The presented evidence that there was barely room to move around the home because of clutter, the kitchen was full of dirty dishes and the toilet, bathroom sink and tub were soiled.

"Parents are responsible for the care and welfare of their children and must ensure their basic medical, emotional and psychological needs are satisfied," prosecutor James Dinnan said.

Norris, who had called the boy's death a case of "Bullycide," said prosecutors never provided evidence linking the condition of the home to the suicide. He portrayed Judith Scruggs as a loving single mother who worked two jobs — full-time as a teacher's aide in Daniel's school and part-time at a discount store.

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120016, Silverthorne, Oct 17, 2003 06:52 AM [Do we need a registry for bad parents to prev...]
      120038, dp1, Oct 18, 2003 02:07 AM [The Mother Was a Pig]
            120042, simon, Oct 18, 2003 02:46 AM
                  120046, dp1, Oct 18, 2003 03:54 AM [Yes Simon Let's Get Real]
                        120057, SurvivorForever, Oct 18, 2003 07:51 AM [Thank YOU! DP1]
                        120068, orolan, Oct 18, 2003 02:29 PM [Talking about sex]
                        120078, simon, Oct 18, 2003 07:22 PM
                              120079, dp1, Oct 18, 2003 09:45 PM [Reply to Simon]
                                    120095, simon, Oct 19, 2003 06:36 AM
                                          120108, dp1, Oct 19, 2003 05:15 PM [Reply to Simon]
                              120087, myoung, Oct 19, 2003 06:03 AM [okay simon, let's call it what it is]
                                    120111, orolan, Oct 19, 2003 05:43 PM [To DP1 and myoung]
                                    120124, simon, Oct 19, 2003 08:55 PM
            120059, Silverthorne, Oct 18, 2003 09:31 AM [Reply for DP1]
            163429, Scaye, Oct 04, 2005 05:38 AM
                  163649, rebel51, Oct 06, 2005 08:34 AM
                        163652, joy1234, Oct 06, 2005 11:45 AM
                              163754, rebel51, Oct 07, 2005 09:47 AM
                                    163760, Rejected
      120049, myoung, Oct 18, 2003 04:13 AM [Scary]
            120060, Silverthorne, Oct 18, 2003 09:35 AM [Sick of kids]
                  120142, Rachel, Oct 20, 2003 01:31 AM [The right to have kids.]
                        120144, myoung, Oct 20, 2003 02:14 AM [to Rachel]
                        120145, Rejected
                        163443, rebel51, Oct 04, 2005 09:59 AM
            164445, iastatso, Oct 13, 2005 05:50 PM
      163264, prozac, Oct 02, 2005 05:39 AM
            163301, Renunciation, Oct 02, 2005 07:40 PM
                  163394, victorialondon, Oct 03, 2005 05:46 PM [But they are Children.......]
                        163404, Renunciation, Oct 03, 2005 08:09 PM
                              163440, rebel51, Oct 04, 2005 09:02 AM
                                    163444, rebel51, Oct 04, 2005 10:08 AM
                                    163484, Renunciation, Oct 04, 2005 04:12 PM
                                          163648, rebel51, Oct 06, 2005 08:23 AM
                                                163683, Renunciation, Oct 06, 2005 04:10 PM
                                          163689, iastatso, Oct 06, 2005 04:34 PM
                              163495, victorialondon, Oct 04, 2005 05:45 PM [If you want that read Desmo...]
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