A lot of people are angry about the baby that died in East London yesterday after being abandoned in on the street in a plastic bag – and well they should!
But please spare a moment to remember that the mother is also a human being and we don’t know her circumstances. We don’t don’t know at this stage what led her to abandon her baby in this manner – and whilst we can say there is no excuse – and there should not be – this mother obviously felt she had no other option.
This is by no means an isolated incident and my ex-wife, Nicole Angling, is involved in charities for abandoned babies in Port Elizabeth and everyone who is outraged by this event do a search for “place of Safety” in your locality.
In the last 2 days I have driven past Breath of Life in East London four times. I don’t know anything about Breath of Life at this stage but I will make a point of it in the coming days. Rather than be angry at a faceless person who undoubtedly is a victim herself in some respect I will rather see what i can do to help prevent this happening in the future and I urge anyone reading this to do the same.
No matter what your circumstance is, suck it up, take responsibilty and be a mother ffs! I’m sori, I hav 3 kids and I can pull my hair out, but they didn’t ask 2 cum into this world! She wanted 2 hav intercours, she shudv known the outcome not using any contraception! Sis on her!! She’s a digrace
At this stage you don’t actually know if she wanted to have sex. I agree it’s a disgraceful situation that anyone would find themselves in a situation that they feel they have no other option than this.
No Simon, she didn’t wrap her in a blanket and put her on any churches doorstep, she put her in a plastic bag in a rubbish bin, left to die a slow and isolated death. No excuses, that’s disgusting. There will always be other options than that.
I think the sad part is that there are places like Breath of Life in Souternwood where she could have taken the baby but as you say a person doesnt know her circumstances.
To think some people worry about ones circumstances when ther is help out ther! Sick man sick!
I’m not saying it’s not disgusting – it most certainly is. But I’m also very sad that we find ourselves in a society where someone feels that desperate and feels they have no other choice. Everyone who feels strongly, as I do, then go do something. Go volunteer as Breath of Life or provide a place of safety for an unwanted child, Whatever it is this tragedy moves you to do – but do more than bitch on Facebook.
Breath of Life can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/breathoflifeSA
People are so quick to judge. She could have a debilitating mental illness. She might be uneducated and unaware of avenues of help. She may have been raped. Or she may just be a complete arsehole that deserves to go to jail and never see the light of day again. Nobody actually knows. It’s completely tragic and disgraceful, that can’t be argued, but wishing so much ill on someone you don’t know and will never care about is pretty shitty as well. The violence and darkness in people’s hearts that comes out in these situations disturbs me.
You opened this topic and I offered my opinion. I find your attitude condescending. I help people in other ways. Don’t make this murderers actions my guilt.
Old but relevant: http://www.gargaro.com/pinker.html
Until you’ve walked in their shoes…you have no idea what they went through to feel that was their only option. Very sad case and tragic circumstances. Rip little one!
Simon the voice of reason. You’re right. The internet outrage brigade are a ruthless bunch, always on the look out for a solid witch hunt.
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Has anyone considered that maybe someone else took this womans baby and dumped it? An unwilling father? A jealous ex girlfriend of the father? A simply unstable person? Maybe there is a mother out there whose child was taken from her while she was weak and vulnerable, aNd she is going through more hell than any of you could ever wish on her.