Jodie Edwards, former mother to a 11-month old child will not be prosecuted by Hamilton country prosecutor Joe Deters after she left her child in a van for eight hours.
Edwards reportedly dropped her other child off at the day care but "honestly forgot" that she hadn't dropped of her other child. Instead she went straight to work and left the child in the hot van for eight hours. It wasn't until she turned around to back out of the parking lot that she noticed her dead child.
This isn't the first death in Cincinnati due to a parent leaving a child in a van, but this case stands out because of the dropped charges. The more tragic part of the story is that there is still another child in the care of a mother who could not remember her 11-month old child was in the car. When a child is young, they have no control over their life and the sole responsibility of care is with the parents.
Deters claims there is no punishment in Ohio for a parent who has a made an honest mistake. However, I would hope that one's morality would stand in place where the law comes up short. This death is merely a message to parents that if they can prove they didn't purposely kill their children, they shouldn't be punished.
Deters shouldn't allow Edwards to walk away. He should make a stance, and show all that they must cherish and protect the lives of their children.
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