Re: Toddler thrown onto freeway
As of last night, he's been charged with one count of 2nd degree murder.
Certainly, what you say about the baby's family is true. At the very least, both parents had so much personal trouble that they couldn't even take care of themselves, let alone little Cyrus.
Neither were the rest of the families able/willing to provide adequate care for this child. This is just one of those situations where, perhaps, this particular boy had very little chance for a happy, normal life. Despite all the efforts of our government and charitable institutions, not every child can be saved.
I can understand the mother for making some irrational statements in the midst of this unimaginable trauma. But later on when emotions have calmed and the killer is sentenced, if she has any conscious at all,.... she will have to think about her part in this tragedy. If Cyrus wasn't at the mercy of some crazed person, who's to say that he wouldn't have died or been endangered in some other way due to parental neglect? It happens all too often.
At the same time too, let's not mitigate the role played by Matthew Higa. Yes, his victim was the helpless infant of a deeply troubled family. But does that make him any less of a menace to society than Adam Mau-Goffredo (the Tantulus killer), whose victims were a middle class couple and a taxi driver? Both men had histories of mental/emotional instability and drug use. Despite this, I feel that both of them should be held accountable for their actions by being locked away permanently, whether it be in prison or in a hospital.
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Neither were the rest of the families able/willing to provide adequate care for this child. This is just one of those situations where, perhaps, this particular boy had very little chance for a happy, normal life. Despite all the efforts of our government and charitable institutions, not every child can be saved.
I can understand the mother for making some irrational statements in the midst of this unimaginable trauma. But later on when emotions have calmed and the killer is sentenced, if she has any conscious at all,.... she will have to think about her part in this tragedy. If Cyrus wasn't at the mercy of some crazed person, who's to say that he wouldn't have died or been endangered in some other way due to parental neglect? It happens all too often.
At the same time too, let's not mitigate the role played by Matthew Higa. Yes, his victim was the helpless infant of a deeply troubled family. But does that make him any less of a menace to society than Adam Mau-Goffredo (the Tantulus killer), whose victims were a middle class couple and a taxi driver? Both men had histories of mental/emotional instability and drug use. Despite this, I feel that both of them should be held accountable for their actions by being locked away permanently, whether it be in prison or in a hospital.
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