Boy could be 23rd child abandoned at Neb. hospital

[uscitizen]

Oct 29, 10:54 AM EDT

Boy could be 23rd child abandoned at Neb. hospital

By NELSON LAMPE
Associated Press Writer

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A 17-year-old boy left at a hospital in Lincoln, Neb., may be counted as the 23rd child abandoned under the state's unique safe-haven law.

Lincoln police say the boy's parents took him to BryanLGH Medical Center West late Tuesday.

Police Capt. Jim Thoms says the parents told officers the boy wouldn't follow their rules and that they couldn't afford some programs he needed.

If the boy's status is confirmed Wednesday, he would be the 23rd child abandoned under the law.

Nebraska's safe-haven law is the only one in the country that lets caregivers leave children as old as 18 at a state-licensed hospital without fear of prosecution for the abandonment.

Gov. Dave Heineman called a news conference for later Wednesday and said he would address the safe-haven law. His spokeswoman would not confirm whether Heineman would be calling a special session to change the law.

A majority of state senators have agreed to revise the law so that only infants up to 3 days old could be dropped off.

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[charver]

17 years?

Jesus, even Sony only give you a 12 month warranty.

 

[Damocles]

LOL. 17 years old? Dang...

 

[uscitizen]

Yeah that is even too old to give to a Catholic priest.

 

[FUCK THE POLICE]

Nebraska's safe haven law has been something of a joke. Because of an ill-considered adjective thrown into the law, replacing "infant" with "child", parents have been coming up and abandoning teenagers in the state legally.

 

[uscitizen]

but wanting to cut it back to 3 days seems to be a bit too much in the other direction.

 

[Socrtease]

Ok here is what I want to know. What is up with people in Nebraska? This is a really conservative state with conservative family values yet people are giving their kids away like they have Anthrax.

 

[uscitizen]

Ok here is what I want to know. What is up with people in Nebraska? This is a really conservative state with conservative family values yet people are giving their kids away like they have Anthrax.

Myths exposed.
the children are obviously posessed by the devil.

 

[Damocles]

but wanting to cut it back to 3 days seems to be a bit too much in the other direction.

Yeah, I'd give it a few months, maybe even up to 1 year for them to realize they are in over their heads.

 

[Damocles]

Ok here is what I want to know. What is up with people in Nebraska? This is a really conservative state with conservative family values yet people are giving their kids away like they have Anthrax.

Well, contrary to popular belief, there are liberals even in Nebraska.

 

[Cancel3]

Well, contrary to popular belief, there are liberals even in Nebraska.

There is that liberal couple outside Kimball. There are 8 liberals in Omaha. And there is one gay hairdresser in Lincoln that everyone THINKS is liberal, but is secretly a neo-nazi.

Other than that its conservatives all the way.

 

[uscitizen]

There is that liberal couple outside Kimball. There are 8 liberals in Omaha. And there is one gay hairdresser in Lincoln that everyone THINKS is liberal, but is secretly a neo-nazi.

Other than that its conservatives all the way.

I think you have it covered.

 

[Damocles]

There is that liberal couple outside Kimball. There are 8 liberals in Omaha. And there is one gay hairdresser in Lincoln that everyone THINKS is liberal, but is secretly a neo-nazi.

Other than that its conservatives all the way.

There are at least 23 liberals in Nebraska.

 

[uscitizen]

There are at least 23 liberals in Nebraska.

Now that is an unfounded statement.

 

[Cancel3]

There are at least 23 liberals in Nebraska.

No, there are just the 9. The other 14 that answered "Liberal" in the political survey were actually only in Nebraska to protest the use of red dye #17 in mosquito repellant.