Here is a link to big story in the county where I live. A 4 yr old boy was beaten and tortured to death over a period of days by the boyfriend of his mother. The mother was also abused but allegedly had opportunities to get help for her poor child. She basically didn’t seek help because she was afraid of going to jail. Now both the boyfriend and the mother have been found competent to stand trial for the murder of the boy. Some people do not think the mother should be charged because she is an abuse victim. I believe she should. The things that were done to that poor boy – how could you stand by and let that happen to a dog let alone a child? How could you stand by and let that happen to your own child? All because of some fear of being arrested or getting child services involved. This case is heartbreaking and tragic.
What is even worse is many adults (friends and relatives of the mother and boy) went to the home of the boy while the abuse was going on. They seen the boy all messed up, some heard the abuse and most of these people did nothing!! That is horrible…unacceptable! They should also be charged with something because the death of this boy could have been prevented if someone would have intervened sooner. How could you witness something like that and not intervene? One day something bad will be happening to these people and no one will step in to help them maybe then they can get a grasp on how it feels.
This is the reason why people should step in even though the child is not theirs and the situation may not be any of their business. "None of my business" be damned, if something is not right, if there is a child involved STEP IN, STEP UP, AND DO THE RIGHT THING!
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