Children's lives matter. Let's make sure that abusers and murderers are held responsible for their crime. If an individual is charged in the abuse or death of a child there should be a mandatory charge of neglect and/or child abuse added to their initial charge.
Why is this important?
In 1998 my daughter was violently beaten and shaken to death. The person accused was charged with 2nd degree murder and was found "not-guilty" due to reasonable doubt. Her autopsy, as well as the evidence provided to the court, clearly showed that she was abused. And the results of her autopsy were ruled as a homicide. Her life was taken, and the accused is living as if nothing happened because of a technicality. THIS MUST STOP as our lives have when she was taken from us.
