The irony of claiming I didn't read a link that is paywalled is hilarious, especially considering that you didn't read my comment very carefully, considering that I said she should be judged by the courts.

Those parents are charged, which is what I said should happen to the social worker. And I didn't move the goalpost, I pointed out that 58% of parents are charged based on this study that you clearly didn't look at.

Your lack of empathy is showing because you cannot possibly imagine the amount of pain that these parents are going through and the type of justice that they will need. Not only do they need to be made whole by her, they need to be made whole by the state. She was grossly negligent in forgetting a child in the car when there are multiple, multiple things that you can do in order to prevent that. Especially as somebody who is a state representative who of child safety. Forgive me for wanting to hold these people to a higher standard than you.

I'm gonna follow the case enough to know that if she was charged, if she is charged, that's good enough for me. As I said, this is a matter for the courts to decide, not to blokes on lemmy. We have a justice system in our society, and so, despite how shit it is, I want her to go through it, because that is how these parents will be made whole.

Putting people in jail generally serves as a deterrent and you would know that if you've done any sort of research on prison punishment and the abolition of such. Generally putting people in prison or jail is to encourage people to not make the same mistakes, which I think is needed. If this person gets a slap on the wrist, then it's showing that the state doesn't actually care what happens to your children in state custody and others may potentially be more careless since they know they're not gonna go to jail if they make such a mistake.

Regardless, I think this person should be charged. The study I linked shows that there is a one in two chance that this person will be charged, or a 58% chance. And if she is charged, there's a chance that she will go to prison, or jail, for gross negligence since the major function of her job is to ensure child's safety and not ensuring that child's safety is gross negligence.

As far as the punishment this person will receive, it'll be up to the judge and the jury to decide. I do know that if they don't charge this person that I will be one of the first people out there protesting that decision.