Woman commits murder/suicide, but she's still the victim

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2006-10-06 17:20

A judicial inquiry into a woman who:

- was out on bail pending her trial for murder
- had a record of child abuse complaints against her
- eventually committed murder/suicide by walking into the ocean and drowning with her son

... is somehow a victim of "substandard child protection practices".

"It is evident that substandard child protection practices contributed to the outcome of Zachary Turner's murder and the mother's suicide," Ms. Neville told a news conference after delivering the report.

Story here: here

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That one case alone pretty much highlights every problem with the justice system/family court system/child protection services etc...

I really wish Canada would start rapidly extraditing people who flee here after they commit the most evil crimes. Why didn't we just ship her ass back down to Penselvania to face charges? Granted bail to stay in Canada? Rediculious!

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Submitted by Paragon on Sat, 2006-10-07 18:26

"By virtue of the fact that someone is charged with such a serious crime, it should give rise to questions about the ability or capacity of that parent to parent that child," she said. "That did not happen."

When a woman exhibits all the red flags that indicate she is unsuited to have custody of a child (previous child abuse, charged with murder, etc.), the system either minimizes her threat or sweeps it under the carpet. When it comes to evaluating a man’s suitability for custody, the system places him under the microscope and any indication of unfitness (real, imagined, or invented) disqualifies him. Society is always eager to accommodate women seeking custody while finding any reason to just say no when it comes to men seeking custody. In this case, their willingness to bend over backwards to accommodate the woman resulted in the child's death. These agencies need to get their heads out of their asses; unless and until they do, they will never see the light of day!

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Submitted by bull on Sat, 2006-10-07 19:24

Red flags in a woman? No way. There's no such thing. Especially if she flees to Canada to escape murder charges (which she probably claimed she was the victim in the whole thing to Canadian officials)
/sarcasm

I still don't even get why we kept her. She fled criminal charges of murder to come to Canada. Her child rearing abilities should have been our last concern. Our first concern should have been shipping her back to the USA to face her charges and let them deal with it. If she had Canadian citizenship I kind of get it as we cannot lawfully refuse entry to Canadians, but still we should have just sent her back. This should not have even been Canadian officials problem in the first place.

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Submitted by Paragon on Sun, 2006-10-08 03:56