Tuesday, August 02, 2005

There'll Be Plenty Of Blame To Go Around

The report about what happened to the 3 camden city boys who died in the trunk of a car will be released today. I'm sure there will be alot of blame passed around as to who was at fault. And no doubtly, the police will take the biggest brunt of the blame. (At least that's my guess). I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. I am sure the families of these boys are going through hell. I can only imagine what the death of a child must feel like. But it wasn't the fault of the police that these boys went missing, locked themselves in a trunk, and eventually died.
These were 3 boys. The oldest was Anibal Cruz, 11. Then there was Daniel Agosto, 6, and Jesstin Pagan, 5. I ask, why were they left alone in the first place? These were young children, not older teenagers who could take care of themselves. And if the oldest child was supposed to responsible for the younger 2, that's a crime. Where were the parents when they should have been watching their children? Parents! Your kids are your responsibility!
We all want to cast blame on others. But sometimes, as difficult as it is, the blame only lies with US. Nobody else is responsible for your kids. You are. So blame the police, blame the person who left an abandoned care there. Blame whomever you want. But, kids need to be watched and cared for. As inconvenient as it is, when one has children, the children become the primary responsibility. Not the tv. Not your nap. Not your partying. Nothing should take precedent over the safety and wellbeing of your children.

2 comments:

Zelda Parker said...

You tell 'em Karl! They say it may take a village to raise a child. The village seemed to stand around and watch in this case....so tradgic.....

Anonymous said...

Saddly enough, it was a family member that owned the car. Both the family and the police claim to have checked the vehicle, but nobody looked in the trunk...