Asia and Bry’asia Shepard, An’niya Miller

I can't believe there is no discussion on this.

Three children are dead -- and who's to blame?

I think a lot of the blame HAS to fall on the mother -- she was the one who was responsible for the children at the time.

But I read about her having to work the night before, that she was asleep, and my heart goes out to her. We are talking about a woman who wasn't refusing to work, demanding welfare take care of her. She was obviously trying to provide for her kids.

But she failed them because she did NOT provide them with a watchful eye - her own or that of a friend or relative. And now three babies are dead.

As a society, we have ALL failed our children. 50 years ago our children had a mom at home, a father at work, someone to help them grow up to be healthy,strong and... yes, GOOD PEOPLE. Now most kids have their single or both parents at work, a key of their own, disinterested or non-existant day care and TV shows that are, well, NOT in their best interest.

I don't know what could have prevented this tragedy. Instead of paying for a sitter, perhaps this mother could have found another parent in a similar situation and traded babysitting hours.

At the least, she should have made a room child safe and slept nearby so she could wake up if they needed her -- they should NEVER have been allowed to be in a situation where they could get outside.

As horrible as this mother feels, my gut instinct is to place the blame on her -- but what about the rest of you? What do you think?

And what will Forest City do now to make sure this tragedy is never repeated?

No one cares what happens to black kids, thats why. When it happens to a white kid itll be a big discussion. Thats just the way it is, people need to admit it.

justwatching wrote:

I can't believe there is no discussion on this.
Three children are dead -- and who's to blame?
I think a lot of the blame HAS to fall on the mother -- she was the one who was responsible for the children at the time.
But I read about her having to work the night before, that she was asleep, and my heart goes out to her. We are talking about a woman who wasn't refusing to work, demanding welfare take care of her. She was obviously trying to provide for her kids.
But she failed them because she did NOT provide them with a watchful eye - her own or that of a friend or relative. And now three babies are dead.
As a society, we have ALL failed our children. 50 years ago our children had a mom at home, a father at work, someone to help them grow up to be healthy,strong and... yes, GOOD PEOPLE. Now most kids have their single or both parents at work, a key of their own, disinterested or non-existant day care and TV shows that are, well, NOT in their best interest.
I don't know what could have prevented this tragedy. Instead of paying for a sitter, perhaps this mother could have found another parent in a similar situation and traded babysitting hours.
At the least, she should have made a room child safe and slept nearby so she could wake up if they needed her -- they should NEVER have been allowed to be in a situation where they could get outside.
As horrible as this mother feels, my gut instinct is to place the blame on her -- but what about the rest of you? What do you think?
And what will Forest City do now to make sure this tragedy is never repeated?