Taragee Maynor, the mother who left her babies in a closed car to die while she spent 4 hours getting her hair done, having a snack and trying on dresses has had her crime reduced from murder to manslaughter. This means a maximum of 30 years.

This is an outrage. It has been discovered that she previously abandoned another child, and is currently pregnant again. She has never been married.

If convicted, she could be out of jail on 'good behavior' in far less than 30 years. It's a bit late for any 'good bahavior' on her part, and a reduced sentence will just mean she could continue to produce more children to abuse and neglect.

This woman shows no apparent remorse and is, in the opinion of one of the prosecuting attorneys, "stupid." This is no excuse. Does human life mean so little?

Is this woman mentally retarded? Is the judge or proscuetor who reduced the charges?
I find myself apalled.

In my opinion, Taragee Maynor knew what she was doing when she left those poor kids locked in car when it was hot out. Those poor babies suffered ungodly. Maynor should be charged with first degree murder and receive the death penalty.

No normal mother would ever do that. If she didn't want those babies then she should have given to their father or given them up for adoption, not murder them.

Whether she gets the death penalty or not, she won't survive long in jail. Convicts abhor child murderers, so they will give her the justice that she so rightly deserves.

Actually it seems that she was all set to plead guilty to manslaughter, but the judge put that on hold so that prosecutors can make their case as to why the original murder charges should be reinstated.

So she might be charged with murder after all.

While this incident might be unusual to any normal human being, the (possible) attitude behind it isn't. When I was working through college at a deli, one of my co-workers was in a similar situation. She was 24 and had four neglected children.

Every day the rest of us had to listen to her complain that she was always out of money and had no free time, yet nearly every other day she came in wearing a new wig or hair extension, and ALWAYS made sure she had cigarettes (among other substances). Once, she didn't show up, and while we were trying to find her, her six or seven year-old son called up looking for his "mommy". When I heard this sad plea over the line my jaw dropped, and pity overwhelmed me.

Needless to say, this type of thing was routine for her. When she left she was also pregnant.

Because of this, I was not shocked when I heard of Taragee Maynor. I'm not going to claim to know why it happened, but my first thought was just complete, braindead negligence.

Years ago, in the 1940's and 1950's, I understand that it was common practice to perform mandatory tubal ligations on menally handicapped females. While this sounds horrible on the surface, it seems to be the only solution for someone with such a blatant disregard for life, someone who is obviously incapable of making responsible life decisions, someone with a limited sense of morality.

This poor excuse for a human being has tried to abandon one child, has killed to others, and is now pregnant with a third. I don't want to think about the fate of child #4.

Should she be allowed to continue to procreate only to abuse, murder and/or neglect innocent young lives?

Amen Valois, enough is enough.