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Feb. 12, 2000

Law & Order: Ignorance Is Not Bliss If a Baby May Die

Depraved indifference toward another is easy to recognize but hard to understand. A mother and father who let their baby starve to death meet the standard for depravity. They deserve to be punished. But there is more to the story. Our capacity for cruel behavior is matched by our capacity for understanding and forgiveness. Because of this, we seriously consider the defense case.

By Stephen Mansfield
        Depraved indifference toward another is easy to recognize but hard to understand. A mother and father who let their baby starve to death meet the standard for depravity. They deserve to be punished. But there is more to the story. The defense shows that the husband is absent because of his job and lack of parenting skills. The young, isolated mother has no suppo...

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