C'mon now, folks!
In July 2008, Nebraska passed a broad Safe Haven law where age restrictions were lifted for parents who wanted to leave a child a hospital without risking criminal charges.
So you know someone was gonna try this right?...
15 and 11 year-old abandoned at hospital under Safe Haven law
Lawmakers were afraid this would happen: Two older children were abandoned over the weekend under the state’s new safe haven law.
In Lincoln, a 15-year-old boy’s guardian dropped him off at BryanLGH Medical Center West Saturday evening, saying she couldn’t deal with the boy’s behavioral issues, Lincoln Police Chief Tom Casady said.
He and an 11-year-old boy — taken to Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha over the weekend — are the first two to be abandoned under a Nebraska safe haven law that went into effect in July.
[...Neither the guardian in Lincoln nor the parent in Omaha will be charged with a crime.]
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D.A., don't you get any ideas about moving to Nebraska!
