Wednesday, August 14, 2024

When government policies destroy lives

Here is an example of what 60 years of Great Society anti-poverty programs can yield




Last week, I was an alternate on a jury in a very sad trial.

A two-year-old drowned while at the house of a babysitter who was very poor and who was not being paid by another very poor single mother of three young children. 

It was reported in the Illinois-based Springfield State-Register here:

The woman who was babysitting a two-year-old child who died in her care in 2022 has been convicted.

Kaitlynn Russel was convicted of endangering the life or health of a child and reckless conduct following a jury trial in Sangamon County. 

In January of 2022 while babysitting the child, who authorities referenced as P.G., the child was found face down in the bathtub.

Evidence was presented at the trial that Russell would let the toddler roam around the house unsupervised, and that after finding the child in the bathtub, Russell did not seek medical attention immediately. 

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