Nebraska has finally passed a safe haven law, one of the last states in the country to do so. What a safe haven law is basically, it allows for someone with a child to drop them off at a hospital, church, and in some cases a police station or fire house, without fear of legal charges.
Ok, it sounds bad, but the rational behind this is, if someone fells like it isnt a good ideal for the kid to be in the house, then you dont want them afraid to break the law to get the kids somewhere safe.
Anyway, back to Nebraska. They couldn't agree on what age to list as a "child" so they left it open. Since they have done it, children up to the age of 17 have been dropped off at hospitals and other locations across the state. The most extreme case, when an out-of-work widower left nine of his 10 children at an Omaha hospital (The 10th was 18 years old) Again, it sounds horrible, but the full story is the mother died in childbirth of the youngest, age one, the father was unemployed, and just couldnt afford to raise them. Which of course sounds bad too, but I digress.
Asshole that I am, I figure if you raise a kid in Nebraska, they gotta live with the fear that they could go back at anytime. That has got to make them act good right?
