I've thought about that too. But, how would we hold them responsible -
stupidity isn't a crime in this country? Letting a child sleep with an adult
is certainly stupid, but we'd have to prove more than that to actually hold
the parents responsible. And I can't think of anything specific in the laws
we can apply to the parents in this case. Child endangerment is the only
thing that comes close, but I don't even think that would fly. To convict,
you'd have to show the parents should have known there was a clear and
present danger. Since JUST sleeping with an adult is not illegal, that may
be a tough case to prove. Anyway, since you said "something" in the first
paragraph (not anything specific), perhaps you're having the same problem
I'm having.


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

Dwight:

Any adult, other than a parent, sleeping with a child is just plain sick --
period, End Of Story. Even in the case of parents, it is definitely not a good
idea and should be discouraged to the greatest extent possible, although
there are occasional, and rare, times when it may be OK to comfort the
child in unusual circumstances causing emotional stress.

Any parent permitting their child to attend "Neverland" ranch, with it's
accused child molester and world-famous weirdo in residence, is simply
exercising nothing less than a criminal level of negligence. Criminal
charges should be sought against the parents of the 12-year old boy in
question, and he should be immediately removed from that home and
placed in protective custody in a registered foster care facility.

73 de Larry, K3LT