Would you be in support of "Caylee's Law" to make the failure to report the disappearance of a child a felony?

I was discussing this with my mom last night and today I'm going to talk to my dad about it as well. Also, when I begin shadowing a prosecutor for my Senior project, I plan on asking him what he thinks about the whole trial.

If I were 18, I would sign that in a heartbeat. If it is still open and there hasn't been any progression by my birthday this year, then I will add my name to the list. I honestly can't believe that there isn't a law already that makes the failure to report the disappearance a felony. It's one of my main reasons for being so utterly shocked by the "not guilty" verdict of child negligence. If not reporting the child missing after even three or four days is not negligent, then I don't know what is. My mom and I were actually getting into a pretty heated argument because she said that technically it's not the same as not feeding the child or something like that and I just had to counter with "How is that *not* negligent of the parent? The parent doesn't know where her child is or what is going on. Not reporting it is not right."

Anyway, I'm still sort of shocked by everything, but I really hope that this law would be the one good thing to come out of everything that has happened.

PS: Have you seen the interview with "Juror #3" that ABC did? I was watching it and then I heard some responses from other sources of media and many people said that they now can understand a little bit about what was going on inside the minds of the jurors. But while I was listening to the interview, the interviewer asked the woman if they really took the time to go over all the evidence and everything and she said that they began to, but then realized that they didn't have enough (the phrasing might be off on that, but she definitely said that they started to look through it, but to me it seems like they didn't look through everything enough or at all).

Edit: I just found out today while shadowing the town prosecutor of a nearby area that the Arizona state legislature is currently drafting up a version of this law and is asking a bunch of prosecutors their opinions. I read the write up of it and there are some things that need to be changed, but if they are, it will be very strong with a lot of backing in my legislature.

I would say "yes" but i would wonder if I am answering in response to the trial or the actual idea.

opposite side of this- "Jane a 16 year old runs away from home- does it all the time (why? who knows, to see her boyfriend) and now the parents have called the police and told them she has been missing for 2 days.... 6 months later- she is till running away and disappearing for a few days.

At what point are the parents held responsible for children that don't listen or follow simple instructions. So- then the parents are arrested and then jane has the BF come to her house and there are no parents there and Jan's little brother and sister don't have parents cause they are locked up.

So in short- after the trial- I think we are all a little subject to the affects of the trial and want to see justice. I wonder if this trial had not happened and this was brought up- would I be in support.

I think I need to look into it more and look at the broad scope and see what affect this will have across the field. It sorta seems like another way for the legal system/government to get involved in parenting and family matters. Don't get me wrong- I think Casey Anthony killed her daughter and to be out at a club when your daughter is "missing" is complete BS!

I need to see more legal information on this one. Sorry

Of course I am in favour of this law as any responsible parent would anyhow...report the missing of their child immediately especially a child of such a young age.

That really made me believe that Casey Anthony killed her own daughter because she acted totally untypical for a parent after her daughter was missing. She went partyting and on a shopping spree instead of seeming worried about her small daughter.

Now it seems that some people are more concerned about the fate of Casey Anthony and her safety.. under Reality Television it was asked if now that she was aquitted she would be safe from a mob of angry people.

I believe she killed her daughter but the prosecution failed to prove this and they were not very good as there are so many unanswered questions - even the possibility of an accident in a pool ..then I don't understand ''was there water in her lungs'' and it was definitely foul play, because little Caylee ended up not found drowned in a pool but with her nose and mouth tied with duct tape and the trunk of Casey Anthony's car smelled of decomposition..so Caylee must have been in that car for some time after her death.

Definitely it might make a difference for a child's life if he or she is reported missing asap because every moment is crucial especially if the child has really been kidnapped. A parent who happens to be mentally disturbed or a psychopath but cunning may however kill their own child and dispose of the body and then play an act of being the worried parent and go to the police because if they report the crime or the missing of their child they will not look or appear as guilty as if they fail in that duty, they may still be murderers and more cunning.. but I agree with the law.

Some other children did not grow up in a bed of roses like Natasha Kampush from Vienna, Austria, who had some elder siblings and the father had left the family but was getting visiting rights and he payed alimony.. it was not a happy home for Natasha growing up between the animosity of especially her mother that was meant to be directed against her husband but which Natasha felt was directed instead against her...Her parents did not harm her...but hers is an unusual story because one day when Natasha was 10, in 1998 she was kidnapped by a child molester and she was kept a prisoner, living in captivity with her abductor for 3, 096 days... that's 8 years...she wrote a book...you should read this book it was written by Natasha kampush when she was mentally more stable after she was free and it is a well written book by a young woman in her early 20's...at age 18 she was free again. Most of the time the longer a child is missing the lower the chances are of finding her alive but after 8 years to get out of captivity is really incredible... My husband said this is a good book and well written, I have not yet had the nerve to read it. I bought it for him because he was interested in that case for a long time and hinted that he would like to read it...so I got him the book by Natasha Kampusch...it is called 3,096 days x

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natascha_Kampusch

Absolutely. I was SO angry that she was acquitted, how could the girl have died from "accidental drowning" with duct tape found on her mouth? It disturbs me so much that she got off, and broke into a smile after the verdict. She should have at least been found guilty of child abuse, and served for that, if the jury could not convict of murder. She is evil.

Justice will come for other little children if a law is passed like that. Justice will also find Casey, because you always reap what you sow.

Absolutely! I know deep inside, that her mom truly did it. If you look up the killer, Dianne Woods, she was a complete socipath... and i make this promise. If they let Casey Anthony free, after I graduate college and get my carrer, I will look into the Caylee Anthony case and I will prove to everyone she is the killer. Its so freakn obvious, the only thing that is missing is the lack of evidence and there should be another piece to this mystery.

Yes, I would support such a law.

Every responsible parent would notify the authorities in the case of their child's disappearance, unless they have something to hide. The ones with something to hide generally have something to do with the disappearance of their child. And if they can't prove that the parents murdered their child, like with Casey Anthony, then at least you can get them on more than just lying to investigators.

Absolutely! There are way too many awful people in this world and children obviously need more protection. I didn't look at what the actual article or potential law says, but if it doesn't say this already, it needs to say parent OR guardian.

But yeah, hopefully this will be the good that comes out of the terrible.

Yes

If it were made law in Canada, I would support it being made a felony if a parent did not report a missing child immediately.

That sounds like a pretty good law. i dont see why not.

Why the f&ck would someone WAIT to report their child missing? i mean- how COULD someone wait? Thats hella suspicious shiit right thuur.

Im not sure if it should be a felony, but it should definitely be punishable.