Couple tried to sell baby for a 6-pack of beer and $1,000 at campground, police say
Couple tried to sell baby for a 6-pack of beer and $1,000 at campground, police say
The neglected two-month-old was handed over to a drunken stranger at a campsite, according to police
cross-posted from: https://real.lemmy.fan/post/6996597
Meanwhile IVF is north of $25k...
Police ultimately tracked down a “contract” signed by both the runaway parents and one would-be buyer, who was identified by authorities as Cody Martin.
It read: “I Darien Urban and Shalene Ehlers are signing our rights over to Cody Nathaniel Martin of our baby boy for $1,000 on 09/21/2024.
“Disclaimer: Alter signing this there will be no changing yall two’s minds and to never contact again.”
I feel sorry for the baby, but that's some top-notch contract writing.
The "yall" is underrated in contract law.
Yeah but they misspelled it, so they lose some points there.
that’s some top-notch contract writing.
You jest, but for all its faults, this "contract" is a lot clearer and to the point than most real contracts and EULAs I've ever had the misfortune to review.
When mum and dad get parenting advice from the Charles Manson biography.
"Mom was in a café one afternoon with me on her lap. The waitress, a would-be mother without a child of her own, jokingly told my Mom she'd buy me from her. Mom replied, 'A pitcher of beer and he's yours.' The waitress set up the beer, Mom stuck around long enough to finish it off and left the place without me. Several days later my uncle had to search the town for the waitress and take me home."
Why abortion should be legal, 101.
Dare I say abortion should be encouraged, for people who clearly shouldn't be parents?
I would never encourage abortion for anyone who didn't have health concerns. But it should be an option for anyone. People's bodies are their own.
To be fair abortion is not risk-free and side-effectless. It's much preferable to encourage the use of contraceptives in those situations.
Don't give them any credit, this couple was too stupid to even do that.
Yes! Lets kill the baby! Then nothing bad shall ever happen to it.
How many kids have you adopted?
Holy fuck. I typed and deleted so much shit... Just holy fuck...
Are you kidding me? I'm getting 400 per baby, tops. They got greedy.
well to be fair they got an IOU for $1000 not $1000
The is the America trump wants you to have.
The is the America trump wants you to have.
Surely you meant "This is the America you live in right now".
There's no wanting involved. The deed is done.
At least in this case, the baby boy now has a chance to have a normal life and is not in danger anymore. If there's anything comforting to take away from that sad story.
Is it just me, or do these two people look like they could be siblings?
I was thinking the same thing. They have different last names, bit that doesn't mean anything. The article doesn't indicate they are related to each other. But it definitely looks like they came from the same gene puddle.
But that's illegal!
Well, the story is from Arkansas...
Everbody in Arkansas is a sibling or a cousin. Arkansas’ state motto is “America’s shithole”
Damn bro, you didn't have to come for me like that
Yeah, but good God that state is eat up with hot redheaded women. For real. The blondes are up in Kansas if that's your jam. Mostly brunettes in Oklahoma.
(I'm not joking about all that. It's true.)
Well, that kid is better off. Ffs.
I mean, if you had ever been around a baby, then you'd understand.
tried to
Must've been a properly ugly baby
Honestly, I just feel sorry for the little one. Life is unfair enough, but to get such a shitty start? I mean, these very early life experiences can set the tone for your whole life. Hopefully he gets placed with a family who can help him through that.
Kinda shitty that the sperms donor is out of jail but the mom isn't. But that's the south I guess; keep punishing those women for having the sex!
(they both belong in jail, until/unless it comes out in trial that one of them, like the one with a history of battery, was making the other do this against their will)
Surprisingly little information about the buying party involved.
Based on the lack of arrest I think we can assume non-criminal intentions.
Yeah, I mean getting the parents to sign an explicit contract and taking a photo of them signing... They were aiming to do the right thing.
Except their... names?
Hey Jeff Stier, ya, you know Jeff, man. Its Jeff!
and still the poor child has no parents
never did from where I'm looking.
just two genetic donors.