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Caylee’s Death Prompts Senate Bill
November 4, 2011
In response to the tragic death of two-year-old Caylee Anthony, a special Florida Senate committee has proposed legislation to boost penalties for those who purposely mislead police about a missing child who later turns up seriously harmed or dead.
Following sometimes emotional testimony at earlier meetings, the chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Protecting Florida’s Children proposed boosting the penalty for lying to law enforcement officers from a misdemeanor to a third degree felony, punishable by up to five years in prison.
The proposal, sponsored by Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart, would provide the enhanced penalties in cases in which the child was 16 years old or younger. The proposal, to be filed shortly, is the latest in a series of bills offered following the July acquittal of Caylee’s mother, Casey Anthony, 22 at the time of Caylee’s death.
Though lawmakers cannot prevent a child from being abused, Negron said they can assure that there are consequences for such behavior.
“We’re making a clear statement that every parent has an obligation to cooperate with law enforcement when their child goes missing,” he said.
Other bills are circulating, including a measure, HB 37, by Rep. Jose Diaz, R-Miami, that would require caregivers to notify police within 48 hours of a child’s disappearance.
By The News Service of Florida
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5 Responses to “Caylee’s Death Prompts Senate Bill”
I still can’t imagine NOT reporting her child missing for 30 days. What kind of mother would wait so long? If I could not get a hold of any one of my sons by their cell and/or I couldn’t locate them in a reasonable amount of time (several hours), I would be on the phone in a heartbeat. I think she is a cold blooded murderer and got away with it. But her judgement day will come soon enough! She just better be glad that she fled the United States like she did!
A jury of her peers found Casey not guilty. By the laws of our land, she should not be bothered with this. As for the proposed law, it’s politics, designed to show how tough on crime our legislatures are.
What if Casey really did not do it? How would everyone feel then. I don’t care one way or the other, just asking a question.
This is good news…Cause this woman got away with murder.(my opinion & bet a lot of others)….My theory on this is if she was not guilty of anything why should she or her family have to lie….Lying to police and hindering an investigation should have much greater penalty..
This is still heartbreaking to me, every time I see little Caylee’s name. I hope every where Casey turns up amnd tries to put roots down, everyone in that town makes her life MISERABLE. I wish she would come to Molino and try to live, we could show her what real loving mothers do to her kind! Give me 15 minutes with her out behind the shed!!!