The insanity of the legal system in NYS.
I just couldn't resist seeing what kind of reaction I get out of these two stories.
Infant Dies After Mom Forgets to Drop Him Off at Day Care, Leaves Him in Car
ARCADE, N.Y. - A 5-month-old baby died after his mother forgot to drop him off at day care and left him in her hot car all day while she worked.
Lynn Brol, 32, of Franklinville arrived at her job around 8 a.m. Thursday and did not realize she had left her son, Brayden, in the car until she left work at 5 p.m., police in the rural Wyoming County village of Arcade said.
The child was already dead when the distraught mother called 911, Chief John Laird said. He said Brol usually dropped her son off at a day-care facility a quarter mile away from her office at a debt collection company.
No charges were immediately filed.
Thursday's temperatures climbed into the low 90s, with high humidity. The vehicle's inside air temperature likely exceeded 130 degrees, said Jan Null, an adjunct meteorology professor at San Francisco State University who researches vehicle temperatures and tracks instances of children left in hot vehicles.
Brayden was the 19th child to die in a hot car this summer in the U.S. and the first in New York state, Null said.
and...
Franklinville mother will not be charged in infant's death
Gerald L. Stout, District Attorney for Wyoming County, released a press statement on Monday regarding whether or not to press charges on Lynn Brol of Franklinville. Brol, 32, left her infant son in her vehicle while she was at work at Pioneer Credit Recovery in Arcade. The child was in his car seat in the rear seat of the vehicle for more than 8 hours while temperatures outside reached into the 90s.
"I have decided not to charge Lynn Brol with any crime as a result of her negligence in causing the death of her child. Chief John Laird of the Arcade Police Department carried out an intense and comprehensive investigation of the death of Brayden Brol by speaking with members of her family, co-workers, the day care center where Brayden was normally taken and determining her whereabouts and activities on the day before and the morning of this incident.
I have considered the following factors in making this decision:
1. The results of Chief Laird's investigation and his expertise and advice.
2. The Medical Examiner's opinion that Brayden was an otherwise healthy, well nurtured baby of appropriate height and weight with no bruises or suspicious marks.
3. The wishes expressed by the victim's immediate and extended family.
4. The special circumstances of Lynn Brol's life which dictate a term of state prison if convicted of criminally negligent homicide.
5. The lack of deterrence if prosecution were to commence.
6. The absence of any drug or alcohol involvement.
7. The absence of intent as an element of any crime.
8. Lynn Brol's self-imposed "punishment."
The Criminal Justice system is ill-equipped to adequately deal with the unusual circumstances of this horrible accident and thus, I will not enable it. Instead, I will leave it to a greater power than the State to address the facts of this case, the Brol family and anyone else claiming an interest in the death of Brayden Brol."
Someone please tell me where the justice is for little Brayden... if you can.
Infant Dies After Mom Forgets to Drop Him Off at Day Care, Leaves Him in Car
ARCADE, N.Y. - A 5-month-old baby died after his mother forgot to drop him off at day care and left him in her hot car all day while she worked.
Lynn Brol, 32, of Franklinville arrived at her job around 8 a.m. Thursday and did not realize she had left her son, Brayden, in the car until she left work at 5 p.m., police in the rural Wyoming County village of Arcade said.
The child was already dead when the distraught mother called 911, Chief John Laird said. He said Brol usually dropped her son off at a day-care facility a quarter mile away from her office at a debt collection company.
No charges were immediately filed.
Thursday's temperatures climbed into the low 90s, with high humidity. The vehicle's inside air temperature likely exceeded 130 degrees, said Jan Null, an adjunct meteorology professor at San Francisco State University who researches vehicle temperatures and tracks instances of children left in hot vehicles.
Brayden was the 19th child to die in a hot car this summer in the U.S. and the first in New York state, Null said.
and...
Franklinville mother will not be charged in infant's death
Gerald L. Stout, District Attorney for Wyoming County, released a press statement on Monday regarding whether or not to press charges on Lynn Brol of Franklinville. Brol, 32, left her infant son in her vehicle while she was at work at Pioneer Credit Recovery in Arcade. The child was in his car seat in the rear seat of the vehicle for more than 8 hours while temperatures outside reached into the 90s.
"I have decided not to charge Lynn Brol with any crime as a result of her negligence in causing the death of her child. Chief John Laird of the Arcade Police Department carried out an intense and comprehensive investigation of the death of Brayden Brol by speaking with members of her family, co-workers, the day care center where Brayden was normally taken and determining her whereabouts and activities on the day before and the morning of this incident.
I have considered the following factors in making this decision:
1. The results of Chief Laird's investigation and his expertise and advice.
2. The Medical Examiner's opinion that Brayden was an otherwise healthy, well nurtured baby of appropriate height and weight with no bruises or suspicious marks.
3. The wishes expressed by the victim's immediate and extended family.
4. The special circumstances of Lynn Brol's life which dictate a term of state prison if convicted of criminally negligent homicide.
5. The lack of deterrence if prosecution were to commence.
6. The absence of any drug or alcohol involvement.
7. The absence of intent as an element of any crime.
8. Lynn Brol's self-imposed "punishment."
The Criminal Justice system is ill-equipped to adequately deal with the unusual circumstances of this horrible accident and thus, I will not enable it. Instead, I will leave it to a greater power than the State to address the facts of this case, the Brol family and anyone else claiming an interest in the death of Brayden Brol."
Someone please tell me where the justice is for little Brayden... if you can.