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Father Of Baby Who Died While Family Was Living In Car, Will Not Face Charges

Dale Rutherford, Father Of Baby Who Died While Family Was Living In Car, Will Not Face Charges
The Huffington Post  |  By Andres Jauregui    Posted: 08/07/2013 4:18 pm EDT

A California man whose 8-month-old child died after his family spent weeks living in their car will not face child endangerment charges.

Stanislaus County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Dale Rutherford on suspicion of child abuse and neglect after the child died Sunday. The family of six had been living in their car since last

month.

At the time of the arrest, the mother of the children told deputies that Rutherford had been abusive towards her and the children, but according to KXTV, no evidence could be found to

support her claims.

Rutherford was released Tuesday. Neither parent has been charged in connection with the child’s death.

Neighbors from the trailer park where the family had lived prior to residing in their car described Rutherford as a good father whose “kids loved him with all their heart.” They told the

station that the family had fled the park in fear of management after an argument that nearly turned violent.

That claim was disputed by trailer park manager Niki Gardiner.

“They had a home right here and… they tore it up. They abandoned it. They paid their rent and four days later they chose to leave and live in a car by the side of the road in Hickman and

use meth,” she said.

Gardiner expressed sorrow over the family’s recent loss, telling CBS Sacramento that she was sickened by the news that the child died. However, she feels that the parents should be

punished.

“I think they should both be in prison. They should not… get away with this,” Gardiner told the station.

It is not clear if the family will return to their trailer home.

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Not much info available about this horrible turn of events my friends , but just simply based on what is contained in the above information available at this time….ummmmm I have a least a few questions surrounding all of this.
First of all I noticed that no child welfare agencies were mentioned in the above info , nor was there mentioned hardly anything from the Police Dept. , other than charges not being brought against either of the parents…or anyone else for that matter.
I don’t know I find this all very distressing to say the very least.
Not only did the baby die , ,but somehow we are being asked to accept that this just happened and that no one be held responsible for that death of an innocent child.

Hey maybe it was the baby’s fault ?

Now first it was the story of the moron who blew up the family dog with a bomb a couple of days age and now this.??????

WHO EXACTLY IS IN CHARGE HERE ?
And by here I do mean anywhere it seems………………?

I don’t know but there is something very wrong sounding about a family of 6…including an 8 month old baby living in their car …just to start out with…
Never mind that since the poor baby has already died and the officials and police have apparently not only charged anyone with a crime….but also unbelievably have just let them all return to parts unknown….?
Why did no social agency not intervene …hell I don’t know maybe the Police….ya know…..just let the mom and dad and the other 5 or 6 kids just ride off into the sunset ?????

Huh WTF WAS THAT ???????????????????????

An what about the responsibility of the former landlord…,while she is quick to condemn the parents..and officials who brought no charges , you will notice that while she had all this information available to her….that she nor anyone else mentions that she notified anyone as too the family plight and/or possible danger to the 6 children …including the 8 moth old who died.

I find Nikki Gardiner’s statement about her knowing or at least suspecting that the parents were parked on the side of the road somewhere using ,”METH” , well kind of seriously Fucked up. Oh don’t hold me responsible all I did is not say a Goddamn thing until afer the fact…you know when the real crime…you know the baby died was already done.
Hey Nikki ever think that had you said something the baby would still be alive today ???

Mindfuckingboggling !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wanna know where the hell common sense is these days my friends.

Have you seen it ?

Because if you have….please,please,please tell it to come home……it’s needed there far more than it could ever imagine.

An 8 month old dies in a car on the side of the road and nobody….and I do mean FUCKING NOBODY is held responsible in any way , shape , or form ????????

Unacceptable by today’s standards …or lack there of.

Thank you

DL