Pretzel Logic

The local media has been heavily covering the story of Jacob and Jordan Heck, the Mankato conjoined twins who are in state custody because of parental abuse.

"A Mankato couple was accused Wednesday of abusing their 4-month-old son, one of two conjoined twins who underwent separation surgery last fall at the Mayo Clinic.
Valerie J. James, 20, and Robert L. Heck III, 27, were charged with one count each of felony first-degree assault and aiding and abetting the alleged crime, said police Lt. Dan Muyres."

Thankfully, the abuse was discovered before the baby was killed. Not all have been that fortunate.

I am all for putting parents in jail who beat their kids so hard they break bones, who sexually assualt and otherwise physically and emotionally abuse children. Which makes this law all the more insane.

"Anti-tobacco forces are opening a new front in the war against smoking by banning it in private places such as homes and cars when children are present. "

What is wrong with this country when we jail parents for smoking in front of a child and yet we put kids back with parents who break their bones and rape them? Can someone please show me the logic in this. Can you really, honestly say that 2nd hand smoke is more harmful to a child than having daddy bounce their heads off of a brick wall? Someone please explain this to me???