[Wick]

I definitely think this is a good idea, to ensure a woman cannot go a month without notifying authorities of their missing daughter, while getting ass and partying it up in the meantime.

An Oklahoma lawmaker said on Wednesday he planned to introduce a "Caylee's law" in his state requiring parents to swiftly report the death or disappearance of a child in the first legislation stemming from the death of the Florida toddler.
A jury found Casey Anthony not guilty on Tuesday of murder in the death of 2-year-old Caylee, whose skeletal remains were found in woods near the Anthony family home with duct tape dangling from her skull.
Casey, who was convicted of lying to police, had initially said Caylee had been kidnapped by a nanny, triggering a nationwide search before her remains were found six months later.
"It is unconscionable for a parent to delay notifying the authorities of the death of their child. Most parents would immediately notify authorities if their child had gone missing," state Rep. Paul Wesselhoft said, adding he planned to introduce the law in Oklahoma's 2012 legislative session.
"Any delay could endanger the life of the child and, in the case of a child's death, make it that much harder to collect evidence. I think the actions of Caylee's mother were reprehensible," he added, saying most people he met felt that Casey Anthony "escaped true justice".
Prosecutors said Casey smothered Caylee to free herself from the responsibilities of motherhood. The defense said the child died in an accidental drowning.
Wesselhoft said it was a problem that there were no laws regulating the timely reporting of a child's death or disappearance, and that the law should give a parent 24 hours to report the death of a child and 48 hours to report a child under age 12 as missing.
"Violation of this law would be a maximum misdemeanor or a felony conviction. Oklahomans do not want to experience a situation such as what occurred in the Caylee Anthony case," said Wesselhoft, a Republican.

SOURCE: Yahoo

[Doc]

I'm here for this!

[DignityBitch]

This should be a law everywhere. Glad for this.

[Cap10Planet]

This kind of law should have been a place for years.

[SourPatchez]

Oklahoma

[Graduation]

That's the one thing about the case I don't understand: how she didn't get convicted of neglecting her child. Even if she didn't commit the murder and had nothing to do with it (unlikely), she, by the very definition of the word, NEGLECTED her child. But there are still holes in this legislation. A parent could easily say she dropped her child off with a nanny or someone else and wasn't aware of the child being missing in the 48 hour time frame.

The Casey Anthony case is what I believe to be a fluke. There were too many things left uncertain about the murder (did a murder even occur) and where was Casey at the T.O.D. It's a shame this happened butnsomething like this won't happen again for the next hundred years.


Basically what I'm saying is Casey Anthony (or whoever is responsible for the death and coverup) committed the perfect crime.

How does the law describe "neglect" at the moment?

[Swaggie]

I'm surprised this isn't already a law.

[NE.]

I doubt this will pass though.

[Wick]

Originally posted by NE.

I doubt this will pass though.

Why?

[NE.]

Originally posted by Wick

Why?

Well, actually I retract that, Oklahoma is a heavily Republican state, so I could see that happening, but nationwide? I don't think so.

[Fireman25]

I tweeted about this today. I hope it happens

[£100]

Originally posted by NE.

Well, actually I retract that, Oklahoma is a heavily Republican state, so I could see that happening, but nationwide? I don't think so.

This law doesn't appear to be in line with the usual Republican fare of "minimal government", however. I'm not sure what fundamental objections the Democratic Party would have to this… I can't imagine anybody objecting to a law requiring the reporting of a disappearance of your own child to the authorities.

If this does split down partisan lines, it will show just how broken the American two-party system is.