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08-13-2013, 04:57 PM
Two-Year-Old Taken from Parents Because They Smoked Pot is Murdered in Foster Care (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/08/11/1230282/-Two-Year-Old-Taken-from-Parents-Because-They-Smoked-Pot-is-Murdered-in-Foster-Care)
August 7, 2013 | Two-year-old Alexandria Hill was placed in foster care after her parents were caught smoking marijuana in their home while she slept. Authorities charged them with "neglectful supervision," and just months away from getting their baby back, the loving parents learned they would never see their young child again. Placed in a foster home to protect her from them, Alexandria was brutally killed.
The foster parents were arrested for murder.
Alex's dad admitted to using marijuana -- a drug much safer than alcohol or cigarettes -- but said she was never mistreated. "We never hurt our daughter. She was never sick, she was never in the hospital, and she never had any issues until she went into state care," he told KVUE-TV. - - - - -
The tragedy raises questions about laws equating marijuana use with neglect, particularly when the punishment involves placing a child in a potentially abusive environment, away from loving parents. Incidents of abuse are higher than average in foster homes, and children often struggle to thrive away from their parents. Thus, the removal of children from their parents' home should be executed rarely and only in times of absolute necessity.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/08/11/1230282/-Two-Year-Old-Taken-from-Parents-Because-They-Smoked-Pot-is-Murdered-in-Foster-Care?detail=email
August 7, 2013 | Two-year-old Alexandria Hill was placed in foster care after her parents were caught smoking marijuana in their home while she slept. Authorities charged them with "neglectful supervision," and just months away from getting their baby back, the loving parents learned they would never see their young child again. Placed in a foster home to protect her from them, Alexandria was brutally killed.
The foster parents were arrested for murder.
Alex's dad admitted to using marijuana -- a drug much safer than alcohol or cigarettes -- but said she was never mistreated. "We never hurt our daughter. She was never sick, she was never in the hospital, and she never had any issues until she went into state care," he told KVUE-TV. - - - - -
The tragedy raises questions about laws equating marijuana use with neglect, particularly when the punishment involves placing a child in a potentially abusive environment, away from loving parents. Incidents of abuse are higher than average in foster homes, and children often struggle to thrive away from their parents. Thus, the removal of children from their parents' home should be executed rarely and only in times of absolute necessity.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/08/11/1230282/-Two-Year-Old-Taken-from-Parents-Because-They-Smoked-Pot-is-Murdered-in-Foster-Care?detail=email