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Do you know what I cannot understand about this whole story? The mother kept asking her daughter if she was pregnant. All the girl's co-workers continued to press her about if she was pregnant. How could people be so blind? I know that it is possible to conceal a pregnancy for a short time but when you are at full term, everyone must notice! I refuse to believe that her mother did not know!

I am very disappointed that she decided to keep the baby. Another child in a loveless home! So many people want this baby including surprise, surprise, the boy who might be the father! Why on earth would she have "a change of heart" if she practically pulled it out and left the boy to die in an old washing machine? I pray for the fate of this poor baby. I hope the father of this child and his family will be involved in the child's life not only financially but emotionally as well. This silly girl needs all the help she can get for making a mistake for the second time! SIGH!

Edited: Geenie on 12th May, 2008 - 6:25pm

Baby Left In Old Washing Machine Caribbean / Tobago & Trinidad

It seems to me that the issue of the abandoned baby is a crime. It's not the baby's fault for being born or being abandoned...This child is a human being born to a country that isn't a member party to the optional protocol set forth by the U.N. governing human rights.
Very sad, but true...so there isn't going to be any help from the outside world..This baby illustrates the situation of all who live here...and that is we are all at the mercy of this government and people who have power.
The police should have charged the mother for the crimes she committed and the child should not have been returned to that home.

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I cannot believe social workers are even considering to place this baby with his grandmother knowing is the same house where this criminal is going to live!

On top of that...this woman who abandoned her own baby smiled all through her court appearance. Look at her picture at the link provided, SICKENING!

https://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/ar...ws?id=161324489

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It is sad that this baby will be back with its mother and probably abused some more. Probably be abused for making the mother have to go to court. I hope that something changes for the better down there soon.

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According to Travel Document Systems ( https://www.traveldocs.com/tt) Trinidad/Tobago is not exactly a "poor" nation so what is the problem with family planning and training?

I, personally, find some weakness in the parliamentary government system where half the government is appointed by the president/prime minister, but this is not an ill educated, poor nation so why is their social culture so poor in the area of human rights education? Does much of this "failure" stem from the fact that there is a huge cultural difference between those of European/African ancestry and East Indian ancestry? The population statistics at the above referenced website stated that these two groups are the largest with native Carib and Arawak Indians practically non-existent.

The website stated that the religious presence is documented at Roman Catholic 26.0 percent Hindu 22.5 percent Anglican 7.8 percent Pentecostal 6.8 percent Baptist 7.2 percent other Christian 5.8 percent Muslim 5.8 percent Seventh Day Adventist 4 percent other 10.8 percent unspecified 1.4 percent none 1.9 percent This indicates that 57% of the people are Christian in their proclaimed religion but if this woman and her family are typical of the PRACTICES of the people, then they don't live their faith. I can think of absolutely no religion stated above that would condone the abandonment of a child in such a circumstance. Even Islam, which had a "tradition" of abandoning unwanted children in the deserts of Arabia, would not condone such an action now. IF you don't want the child at least leave it on the doorstep of a religious center or a hospital ... or leave it on the doorstep of a neighbor and ring the bell and run!

Why is this kind of thinking even possible in Trinidad? I know it happens here too but Trinidad/Tobago's population is 1.3 million and ours is 280.5 million ... the ratio of this kind of action is what astounds me.

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There are many reasons, but this Thread is not the place to Discuss them, we want to focus on the actual crime and not the whole nation. You need to go to the main Trinidad & Tobago Board HERE and you will find ready Threads that answer those questions, and even read my rants about it.

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You know, the thing is that when that baby's first contributions to the world around him become apparent, people are probably going to wish he did die that day in the washing machine.
Trinidad's crime rate is so spectacular, that a mom who abandons a new born can smile on her way to court.
It's like those decision makers in this country getting away with police executions, bombings or even cold blooded murder.

Message Edited... JB: Stop posting off topic messages about your situation you have said it enough times before! Quit it with the dots too, very irritating.