195
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 26 Jun 2026
195 points (98.5% liked)
News
38122 readers
1926 users here now
Welcome to the News community!
Rules:
1. Be civil
Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.
2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.
Obvious biased sources will be removed at the mods’ discretion. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted separately but not to the post body. Sources may be checked for reliability using Wikipedia, MBFC, AdFontes, GroundNews, etc.
3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.
Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.
4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source. Clickbait titles may be removed.
Posts which titles don’t match the source may be removed. If the site changed their headline, we may ask you to update the post title. Clickbait titles use hyperbolic language and do not accurately describe the article content. When necessary, post titles may be edited, clearly marked with [brackets], but may never be used to editorialize or comment on the content.
5. Only recent news is allowed.
Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.
6. All posts must be news articles.
No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials, videos, blogs, press releases, or celebrity gossip will be allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis. Mods may use discretion to pre-approve videos or press releases from highly credible sources that provide unique, newsworthy content not available or possible in another format.
7. No duplicate posts.
If an article has already been posted, it will be removed. Different articles reporting on the same subject are permitted. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.
8. Misinformation is prohibited.
Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.
9. No link shorteners or news aggregators.
All posts must link to original article sources. You may include archival links in the post description. News aggregators such as Yahoo, Google, Hacker News, etc. should be avoided in favor of the original source link. Newswire services such as AP, Reuters, or AFP, are frequently republished and may be shared from other credible sources.
10. Don't copy entire article in your post body
For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
I don't necessarily mean to defend the parents because I don't have enough information, but as others have mentioned, maybe they were too poor to see a doctor. Are we sure the child didn't have a rare disease like Prader-Willi syndrome? Our society (and social media) are too quick to judge others based upon limited facts and context. Just saying.
I came here with your very point in mind, and then I read this sentence from the article:
This seems to be a clear case of medical willful neglect. If my kid was that big, (assuming I was feeding him healthy food,) I'd be at the DRs wanting DNA tests, getting a nutritionist, enrolling my kid in activities they like where they can be physically active. My niece has had feeding difficulties now that she's been switched to solid foods, she's underweight, and my sister is working with pediatricians and psychologists to determine if the insane pickiness is being caused by her being on the spectrum. I have a PhD in neuroscience, and based on the time spent with my niece she had clear behaviors that indicated she might be autistic/autistic adjacent like repetitive speech, severe introversion, and hiding when she is overstimulated/stressed. I was the first one telling my sister and brother in law to get her baby checked.
If the child had been going to school, a teacher or school official could have dropped the dime to CPS if they thought something was wrong.
The information you are lacking is in the article you are commenting on.
They need to do a karyotype before charging the parents with murder. Think about how hard it would be to get a 7 year old to eat enough to weigh 255 lbs. I'm not denying they're not negligent but if the child has Prader-Willi you think they should still be charged with murder?
The child died in November of last year. They waited until now to file charges. I'm guessing it was to ensure they had all the facts.
Yes, they should still be charged with murder. Any reasonable parent will see their kid gain so much weight and wonder if there's something wrong with the kid and take them to get checked by a medical professional.
The child was only taken to see a doctor once in his entire life. Even if there is some rare disease causing the extreme weight, that's still a lot closer to abuse than it is to neglegence.