A Clackamas County, Ore., couple accused of letting their infant daughter die by relying on prayer, rather than medicine, today asked that the charges be dropped, arguing that they infringe on their freedom of religion and their right to raise their children in their own way.
Raise your in your own way children? Isn't that that awful hard to do when you're killing them?
Carl Worthington, 28, and his wife, Raylene, 25, belong to a church that believes in faith healing, and police said that, instead of going to a doctor when their 15-month-old daughter Ava got sick, they turned to prayer.
Religion. One of many things that are fundamentally wrong with the world today.
The infant girl died March 2 from bacterial bronchial pneumonia and an infection, both of which could have been cured with common antibiotics, the medical examiner said.
If only the parents could be put to death with pneumonia somehow so they could experience what she had to be put through. But we'd cure em right before, just to tease 'em with how nice it is not to be sick, and how preventable it was. Then we'd kill em for real. Bastards. In today's day and age, how could you put your children through this?
The Worthingtons face charges of second degree manslaughter and criminal mistreatment charges. They surrendered to police in March, but were subsequently released after each posted $25,000 bail.
Murder. She was an infant with an underdeveloped immune system. Anyone could see she was dying, and there was an easy cure that you withheld. Manslaughter is a slap on the wrist to you fuckwads. I hope you're both made sterile and unable to adopt so we can keep kids away from you fuckers. You're as dangerous as a fucking pedophile.
The motion filed in Clackamas County Circuit Court by the Worthingtons' lawyer today claims that their prosecution is a violation of the rights guaranteed them under both the state and federal constitutions.
...assholes. Not only are you getting a slap on the wrist compared to what you deserve, but you're appealing? Nothing would give me more joy to see that you earned the death penalty, but sadly, that won't happen. I hope you at least live the rest of your lives without being able to get anywhere near children ever again.
