Caylee's Law
This week in Annapolis the house version of Caylee's Law was heard in Judiciary committee. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the law, it seeks to change the reporting guidelines for a death or disappearance of a child.
Background:
In July of 2011 Casey Anthony was acquitted of the murder of her daughter Caylee because there was substantial evidence that she did not report the death of her daughter to authorities.
Caylee's Law (HB122): The law seeks to make it a felony if the death of a child (under 12y/o), who is not under the care of a doctor, is not reported within one hour or if a child goes missing and is not reported to authorities within 24 hours.
Examining the Problem in Maryland: In Baltimore City
58 children between age of 1 and 9 were reported missing more than 24 hours after they disappeared. (2009-2011)
THIS BILL CAN HELP POLICE TRACK MISSING CHILDREN QUICKER, BEFORE THEY COME TO FURTHER HARM.
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1 comment:
Oh yeah! Someone who murders their child is sure as heck going to report them missing because of this new law???? I'm sure had this law been in place in FL, Casey would have rushed right out and called 911 ASAP! I've never heard of anything so stupid in my life!
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