3 ms·
> An overwhelmed parent who is at the end of their rope just snaps and smothers the baby to make the crying stop Except that there is exactly zero evidence to
by Gordonjcp 4y ago
> An overwhelmed parent who is at the end of their rope just snaps and smothers the baby to make the crying stop
Except that there is exactly zero evidence to support this.
Those sort of injuries would be as readily apparent as if you'd run the child over with a lorry, and they are absent.
- MisterTea 4y agoA pillow placed over an infants face produces the same injuries as running it over with a lorry? Either that is one soft lorry or you mistook the tyre for a pillow.
- kaba0 4y agoSurely all the depressed mothers in the moment figured out how to cover their traces as well, all coordinated through the hivemind.
- logicalmonster 4y ago1) Maybe this is the case, but what reason is there to assume that the mother is the culprit? 2) Does a detailed CSI-level investigation take place when an infant dies of an apparent SIDS death? I'm sure the parents are delicately asked about what happened for somebody to fill out the paperwork, but if there's no obvious bruising or broken bones or anything, how intense is an actual investigation?
- kaba0 4y ago1) I used it purely for satirical purposes. 2) Occam’s razor. I will give you that sleeping with newborns in bed and accidentally smothering them happens all too often, but anything more malicious can in my opinion be safely discarded, because parent’s killing their child require way more presupposition and proof would be on your side.
- MisterTea 4y agoIf a heavy, dense pillow is placed over an infants face without applying force I am sure it could smother the baby without leaving any injury. Of course an autopsy will reveal asphyxiation but no injury could leave the door wide open for an accidental death ruling.
- Gordonjcp 4y agoYeah, there's really distinctive patterns of bruising. It's obvious instantly.