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1. What?

   I actually thought the initial described approach of the Samaritan detailed in the article was fairly mature and responsible, but you're right. My mistake: expecting maturity or concern for this woman's ward before the conversation she was having was most unfair of me. Yes. You're right. I was clearly mistaken. How can we compare something trivial such as a baby's safety or well being to this nanny's feelings or yours? I must've gotten caught up in hero frenzy. Maybe we should educate the public more on this, now that you've set me straight. After all, we can't have people bothering nanny's with improper communication just to save a paltry baby or two. Thank you, again.

   4 months, 3 weeks ago In response to The Nanny Diaries

2. I disagree.

   I would agree if we were trying this case or getting to the bottom of something. But what I was referring to is the inclination on the part of certain people to take the facts as presented at face value and infer responsibility to certain parties based upon that. The first comment was saying what the person intervening 'should' have done. This wasn't questioning any particulars. It was attacking a Samaritan. Frankly, what I am saying is I am more willing to offer the benefit of the doubt to the person acting on behalf of another than the person indicating negligence. Further, I think the stance taken (by them, not you) speaks more of their own views on responsibility than the case at hand. Frankly, that someone should have to carefully and gently say "You're hurting that baby" in an inoffensive way to be rather ludicrous.

   4 months, 3 weeks ago In response to The Nanny Diaries

3. Safe Harbor? Reply

   With respect to the above comment, I fail to see how that is 'the whole point'. Who exactly are you to decide who should bare the brunt of the laws designed to protect us? So if she's too young she shouldn't be held responsible for her actions or their consequences, but enjoy all the freedoms our society gives to people who do accept them? What about poor people? Should they be aloud to rob you or kill you if they're too young? And kids underage drinking and driving who might run you or me over? They deserve protection from those mean nasty members of society who don't? No, if someone is able to perform an act they have to accept responsibility for that act and the consequences. You can feel bad for them, have mercy on them, have sympathy. But otherwise it's not responsibility or justice. I'm not judging the girl. In fact I know nothing about her. She could be the sweetest thing on earth. I'm not judging her. I'm judging her act. And frankly in absence of any facts people want to bend over backwards to come up with reasons to make it okay. What her actions speak of are not concern for someone else. They're persuing the minimum effort with the minimum risk to relieve this girl of responsibility at the expense of everyone around her. We don't know her background, her parents, her reasons... that's what a trial is for. Frankly, I find this constant equivocating, making excuses, etc., to speak more of the people doing it than the case at hand. Responsibility sometimes is yes and no, black and white. It might sound nice to say otherwise. But if this girl is run over by a sixteen year old drunk driver tomorrow, or robbed or raped by a sixteen year old boy, tell me then about "The whole point".

   4 months, 3 weeks ago In response to Gone Baby Gone

Define what responsibility means to you.