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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
Who puts their children in the care of a mentally handicapped person???? Most certainly they should be prosecuted for criminal neglect, at the very least.
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How "mentally handicapped" is this person?
The parents had enough confidence in the intellectual capacities of this person for a reason.
In fact, this 16 year old was more than likely someone known and trusted by the family-- thus, the decision to give her the chance to exercise a sense of responsibility in a situation that usually does not include the risk of death by drowning at the hands of a five year old.