When Will Children Receive the Protection They Deserve?

In the year 2000 a woman in Berlin, NH murdered herA.F.D.C. authorities allow supervised visits to the
three-month old baby. His name was Joey Thornton.mother of this child. The husband of this woman
According to the testimony of his biological mother. Herefuses to take his daughter to see her mother, so the
woke her up very early one morning. She states sheA.F.D.C. takes her to these unwanted supervised visits.
was feeding him and fell asleep with the baby still inStop for one minute to conjecture the fear this little girl
her arms. He slipped out of her arms and hit his headmust face each time she is forced to see her mother.
on nearby furniture, fracturing his skull in numerousThe woman who callously murdered her three-month
places.old defenseless little brother. Murdered him in such a
When baby Joey was autopsied it was found that hecallous heinous manner. What would be your
had sustained multiple fractures to his head, his ribsimpression of the fear factor this little girl must
were broken and he was suffocated.experience each time she knows she has to go
His biological mother claims she was suffering fromsomewhere she does not want to go and is forced to
post pardem depression and this is why she did whatgo? What are the future ramifications of her
she did. When the police were first called after babypsychological well being or other negative fallout that
Joey's father found him dead in his crib, she tried tocould easily be the unwanted legacy of this little girl's
blame her husband for the death of this fragile littlelife? Our governor's, state legislator's, senator's and
soul.other officials must take very seriously the plight of
The prosecutor allowed this woman to plea bargaindefenseless children who if they survive the death of
her crime to a four year prison sentence and one yeara sibling they must be forced to visit a parent or the
at a half way house. How can prosecutor's allowparent who perpetrated this life taking in the first place.
these types of plea bargains? Especially when aI hear the parent has the right to see/visit their
murderer with a bi-polar condition who does notbiological child, but what about the rights of this
always take her/his medication is a time-bomb waitingunprotected child??
to go off and when it does go off claims the life of aIf this woman were a child molester there would be no
helpless child or victim?? And year's of practice havequalms or rights which would allow her near her child
revealed these issues where anyone with a bi-polaror any other child. Yet a callous, unremorseful, violent
condition who does not always take their medicationmurderer gets to claim her right to see this child. Has
could commit a violent act. Isn't caution and precautionshe thought about this child's welfare? Her overall
supposed to also be included in the processing of allwell-being? Has any body else given this child a
the facts before a plea bargain is arrived at? Endingthought as to how all of this has and is affecting her??
with sentence that does not fit the crime???Help bring protection to this little girl and all the children
She has a bi-polar condition and does not always takewho may fall prey to such as this murderer of helpless
her medications. She has an explosive personality. Sheinfants and children. Remedy needs to happen,
bullies people and her surviving seven year-oldyesterday!!!!!
daughter is absolutely terrified of her mother. Yet,