Updating on the Texas woman that is accused of murdering her adopted Russian son at the age of 3, Russia is now focusing on the negligence of the woman, not accusing her of actually abusing and murdering the child. Laura Shatto, the adoptive mother claimed that both of her boys were outside playing while she left them unattended for some time and when she came back that she found her oldest son Max completely unresponsive. The Russian president says that if she is not brought up on charges for murder she will be brought up on charges for negligence. So they are not accusing the mother of murder now, they are just accusing her of neglecting her children.
My question about this whole situation is why did Laura Shatto get the children and then abuse them and\ or neglect them and why wouldn’t adoption agencies be able to tell whether or not they would be abusive parents? Isn’t that in their job descriptions as social workers? I don’t understand how this entire thing could happen and I agree with the Russian president that if she is not brought up on charges of murder then she should at the very least be brought up on charges of neglect. When your children are under the age of 3 they should not be left alone outside for a long amount of time, or hardly any amount of time. They are too young to be alone, especially outside alone, what was this woman thinking? Do you really think that your three year old son could take care of himself and his younger brother while you run inside? They are too young for that! A mother should know when and where she can leave her child unattended but even then they shouldn’t be left unattended outside. Something has to be done, this woman needs to be charge with something so she knows not to leave her children unattended like that again. (326)
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