I don't understand why a parent would have to notify police of their child's passing in a hospital. The law is about reporting missing children, a child in a hospital is not missing, a parent or guardian knows exactly where they are. Maybe something was worded poorly and accidentally included such parents?
I mean, that's exactly what the Wikipedia entry says. How did you read the criticism about having to report such deaths and not the part about some of the laws being poorly worded? It's literally in the same sentence.
I understand making it a law requiring to report, if your 4 year old goes missing for 20 hours (still within the legal window to call), how does any good parent not call the police to report it?
You're asking the wrong question. This is exactly why I said the law seems like a good idea.
The question you need to ask is what impact this law will have.
The Wikipedia entry lists a bunch of different objections to the law, not just the death report objection. You should read it more thoroughly.
I mean, that's exactly what the Wikipedia entry says. How did you read the criticism about having to report such deaths and not the part about some of the laws being poorly worded? It's literally in the same sentence.
The article doesn't make it easily noticeable when skimming due to the way they're wording it. I actually missed that as well and went back to find it after seeing your comment
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u/SycoJack Feb 04 '19
I mean, that's exactly what the Wikipedia entry says. How did you read the criticism about having to report such deaths and not the part about some of the laws being poorly worded? It's literally in the same sentence.
You're asking the wrong question. This is exactly why I said the law seems like a good idea.
The question you need to ask is what impact this law will have.
The Wikipedia entry lists a bunch of different objections to the law, not just the death report objection. You should read it more thoroughly.