Whose to Blame?

We all remember the horror of the Andrea Yates case. The Houston mother drowned her five children in a bathtub, one by one. Her husband, Rusty knew was mentally ill, but still left her alone with the children. He was never charged and has since remarried, while she remains locked up in a mental facility.

Now, in a Tarrant County case prosecutors are holding a spouse accountable who ignored warnings not to leave his sick wife alone with their child. Michael Maxon was found guilty of abandonment, while his wife Valeria was found not guilty by reason of insanity. She drown their son in a hot tub.

It is a case that breaks new legal ground. Prosecutors have been reluctant to charge parents, who some say have suffered enough already. But no doubt, the Maxon case has changed the legal landscape for good. Maxon will be sentenced next week and could face up to 20 years in prison. Tell me what you think and check out the story link about whether to charge "sexting" teens with a crime at the33tv.com