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It makes me wonder if this isn't the second "politically motivated" action of the day.

Must've been on their way to Black Diamonds to make it rain in da club. It's cheaper than a baby sitter.

'Twas a noble attempt, by poorly implemented, to save the children from a life in Jackson. How horrible for the mom that she'd be desperate enough to do this.

Im not sure it gets any worse than this....

thousands will pick up a stray dog and raise it, but drive past children. that is America today.

Like the story of Moses 4:29. That might be their best defense

There are approximately 500000 children in foster care in the U.S. There are 60000 confirmed cases of neglect and abuse every WEEK.
20000 babies are abandoned in hospitals each year.
Most of the girls who grow up in foster care will try to create their own family by having babies before age 21.
25% of all those in prison grew up in foster care.
The outcome for these children was better when we had a system of state and federally supported children's homes with professional staffs that were regulated and where social workers could more easily monitor the children in the 40's and into the 60's in communities where there was strong support.
Unfortunately, taxes are how you pay for first rate care for children who are abandoned and parental rights trump the right of the child to be adopted into a loving family.
Abandon your kid and just visit once in a while and someone else can try to raise your kids and they can be constantly reminded your promises mean nothing and you don't really love them. If your parents don't love you, how can you expect anyone else to love you? That's the way they feel.

See the problem?

Dang, they both had the same last name. Would have held out hope that this was sorta like old days where there was a real family unit and the kids had a shot at life...

So the solution to the problem you present 7:11 is higher taxes, right?

Our great state of Mississippi doesn't condone abortion. However, we are into forcing women to have unwanted children, although we are not willing to assist with their care. Governor Bryant and Tate Reeves are constantly reducing budgets for services, such as the Health Dept, which would have been a great place to obtain contraception. The state is always harping family values, but wouldn't you rather allow the mother to abort the child(ren) than grow up in what clearly appears to be a screwed up family situation.

Has anyone stopped to ponder the effect of our Mississippi Republican Styled Family Values as a contributing factor to our juvenile delinquent to prison pipeline? I bet if you check the records in 3-5 years, that male child that was abandoned on the side of the road will very likely be on the juvenile books.

The headline could've just read "Couple abandons children in Rankin County" instead of "Ward 3 Couple abandons children in Rankin County." Does it matter where these people were from? The big picture here is that these children were left on side of the road. If it was white people that left their children on side of the road, I guess they would be called "trailer park white trash." Once again Kingfish you are placing the race card.

If they are now wanted fugitives, I wonder how in the world there are already mug shots of them??

@8:27am So are you saying that we should force abortion onto those deemed by your ilk as unfit to raise children? You come up with the plan, the determinants and execution of this and you may sway some republicans to vote for it. If you just want 'choice' for abortion go stick a sock in it. Plenty of Blue States and large cities across america have 'choice' and they have the same babies having babies problem we do - causing a burden to society and tax bases. When it gets down to it, low-income, welfare seeking youth 'choose' babies every time.

" Governor Bryant and Tate Reeves are constantly reducing budgets for services, such as the Health Dept, which would have been a great place to obtain contraception." 8:27, CERTAINLY you're not making the claim that budget reductions prevented the Health Department from making contraceptives available, and thereby, contributed to situations like this, are you? Well, are you, Sandra Fluke?

As 8:27 would have you believe the Republicans have been in charge in Mississippi since Reconstruction or, at the minimum, at least the last 65 years.

So, are you saying @8:38 AM that KF added 'Ward 3'?

8:27 - here's an idea, educate people to quit screwing everything that walks and make better decisions. A little self-control and self-responsibility goes a long way and leads to a much happier, less stressful life. Your folks constantly talk about choice----how about teaching people to choose to keep in in their pants!?!?

Get the liberal federal govt. to quit paying these Blacks, Whites & Mexicans to have babies. LBJ (Demo) started this whole mess. If you have a squirrel problem stop feeding the squirrels. But, how do you do that & let the birds feed. Think about it.

Sounds like a marital dispute gone bad.

God bless those children.

@8:38 of course he could have left out 'Ward 3', but adding that makes it much more attractive clickbait to the Stokes haters in these parts.

Parents at least cared enough for the kids to get them out of Hinds county.

Why should I? It sounds like you didn't have a problem with Stokes calling him a dumb bastard and other cuss words, did you? If you have a problem with the title, take it up with the Sheriff. The press release was posted as he sent it.

Or do you suggest I start censoring public officials?

Where Kenny? Where Kenny?

7:20 am, I am suggesting that we prioritize how our taxes are spent more efficiently with an eye to preventing more government expense later.
While the costs of caring well for an abandoned child in a group setting is expensive, it's less expensive than the costs of welfare, and/ or incarceration for the remaining years of that child's life.

9:03 am, I'm not 8:27 am, but if you are going to force people who don't want children or shouldn't have children to have them through denying the alternatives of birth control and education on how to prevent pregnancy or parent, it is hypocritical to then get indignant and judgmental over the predictable outcomes.
You imagine when it comes to saving babies, then you need to remember that they grow up to be adults and that the kind of adults they become is more than a little dependent on how well they are nurtured into adulthood.
Good grief , if you take Secretariat's sperm and impregnate the finest mare, and then don't take care of the mare or inject bad drugs into her, and don't care for the foal, that foal isn't going to be in the Kentucky Derby. We are mammals. Genetics and biological realities still apply.
The minute you commit to every child being well nurtured and educated from conception to age 18 and cared for until death if they are physically or mentally impaired due to genetic abnormalities, I'm perfectly willing to ban abortion and birth control. The miracle is in the ability to create and the devil in some man has interfered badly with God's plan. Man's agendas haven't always been according to plan. For example, polygamy in any form isn't just a good way to have sex with lots of women, it's also a way to increase your tribe and thus your power over that tribe. I don't think that's what God had in mind, but man can manipulate religions to say it was when they get to prophesying or writing.

The sad fact is that not every adult should have children. Our govt. has decided to reward some people for the number of children they have while not being able to raise a single one. Of course these kids grow up to be a ward of the state until they die. That is the way they were raised and taught.
Get the govt. out of the business of selecting parents and using tax payers money to pay for their lack of knowledge. Return the job of raising kids to those who choose to have them. Stop rewarding adults for having kids when they know they cannot raise them.

Anyone who leaves their kids in Rankin County should be thrown under the jail at Gitmo and given Dylann Roof as a cellmate.