A young Bronx mom was arrested Tuesday night for slugging her baby boy in the head - a blow that killed him, police said.
Na-aisha Riley, 21, allegedly punched her 7-month-old infant, Cashmere Obama Randall, with such force that it caused the baby to hemorrhage in the brain, officials said. He died Monday afternoon after cops found him at her boyfriend's Bronx home, unresponsive and unconscious.
"She just lost it," said a police source.
The medical examiner ruled Tuesday that Cashmere died of whiplash and shaking and blunt trauma to the head, a spokeswoman said.
Riley confessed yesterday to punching her 18 1/2-pound, 27-inch long baby, police sources said. She was charged with second-degree murder and assault.
Riley's mother, Toinette Knight-Riley, said she doesn't believe her daughter could have killed the boy, known as Obama because he was born on the day President Obama was elected...
Such a sad story - an innocent life will never see its potential. So I say this for those that defy children:
* If you molest a child - you should be blinded. If you cannot see, you shant be tempted. No point in cutting off genitalia b/c thats not the origin of molestation - its in the mind.
* If your a woman and take a child's life, you should be forced to give birth in a controlled environment. 5 babies birthed for every 1 taken.
* If you are a man and take a child's life, your right to make a child should be taken. Off with your dick sir...
* And finally for child neglect. If you neglect your child in anyway, then you shall be forced to care for homeless/needy children. For any child that you don't care for at that point, you will lose 1 finger per instance via a pirana tank. You got 20 chances to make this work...
Tragic story. As much as I would love to agree with your solutions Dimitri, I don't.
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to child rape or molestation, I think pedophiles should be sent to a facility to live for the rest of their lives. You can not change who or what you are attracted to.
As far as child neglect or any other form of abuse, you can get into so many gray areas. There are certainly levels of abuse and I don't think that you can put a blanket punishment out there for this entire category.
The mom that left her kid in the car, that was locked and 5 feet away, so she could help her other daughters put change in the Salvation Army bucket was charged with neglect. Should she receive the same punishment as the mom that starves her kid and doesn't send them to school?
I still don't understand why we don't have mandatory parenting classes.
Satch,
ReplyDeleteVery good points! Mind you I was being factious and do very well understand that nothing is absolute.
i agree that parenting classes would be good but then as you indicated, at what point do even the classes fall short of "good parenting"? Hell, imagine if some of our parenting classes were like some of the nations elementary schools...then who is to blame? Parent or teacher?
Dimitri,
ReplyDeleteWhile parenting classes wouldn't solve every problem, I do believe it would help solve some of them. The frustration levels that you can reach as a parent are frightening. Not knowing how to deal with that frustration is the beginning of a cycle of abuse. It is the classic talk, persuade, argue, yell, hit scenario.
Even if classes weren't mandatory, if they were simply more available, I wonder what kind of impact that would have on our kids today.
Myrant,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment and sharing. Your point are very valid. This is a very hard "problem" to solve. Where to begin and how to get started - those are the biggest hurtles.