amanda2377 wrote on Aug 1, 2008 12:12 AM:
" i am so disgusted by this.i do believe she knew what she was doing and probably intended for this outcome.what bothers me is hearing god aweful stories such as this and knowing there are many couples who cannot conceive!!!! "
4243 wrote on Jul 29, 2008 1:16 PM:
" Where were you "do gooders" when she needed a friend? It is very easy to criticize her for her actions, but at various time she tried to get help and was unsuccessful. Do think society is to blame - poor sex education in prior years of her life and being born into a dysfunctional family. "
Rserp1 wrote on Jul 27, 2008 6:35 PM:
" She is on Adultfriendfinder in the buff as a swinger from LaCrosse. "
Marines wife wrote on Jul 27, 2008 2:00 PM:
" I agree that the only reason that NWO makes the comments he does is to get attention. However, when he does make some of the statements he has posted it is hard not to comment on them. There is a lot of information in this case that we don't know and we never will however Ms. Book is not a child. She may not be a responsible adult the fact remains she is an adult. To drop the charges of 1st degree intentional homicide would be sending a message to all irresponsible adults-do what you want and you won't have to pay the consequences. "
laxgirl wrote on Jul 26, 2008 12:28 AM:
" I agree with thisisme and nwo. I think after reading all of the comments, yours make the most sense. That being said..I really think we need to wait for all of the info to come out. It is a terrible tragic event that should have been prevented. As a mother of 4, and my first as a single mother, I have no idea where her head was...All I can say is her support system (mom, dad, sister, brothers..friends..) was obviously lacking. Too bad. "
Oil wrote on Jul 25, 2008 10:22 PM:
" Trash...... "
quay wrote on Jul 25, 2008 9:55 PM:
" It's interesting that they don't have the women DA prosecuting this case, instead of Todd.
They will never get murder one. The girl was in a fog, over her head, in denial. She should be punished but not murder one. People in denial want things to go away they don't want to deal with them, they don't want to plan.
Including plannning a murder. "
wisconsingal wrote on Jul 25, 2008 9:48 PM:
" mby; I agree with you wholeheartedly. I work at GL and think of how easy it would have been for this young girl to walk 4 blocks from her home, into the clinic, find a nurse and say "Please help my baby, I can't do it, I don't want her." That baby would have been fed, bathed, clothed...no questions asked. What she did was utterly heartless without thought or concern for another life. Yes, a LIFE...this was not a fetus, this was a human being that didn't have the chance from the moment she was conceived. Pathetic. Sad. This girl should never be able to conceive again...ever. "
mackey table for one wrote on Jul 25, 2008 6:37 PM:
" a couple in peoria illinois left their 6 mo old child in a car seat wearing a snow suit in his bedroom for 8 days while they played video games recently. no food, attention, zilch. He dehydrated to death. A broad in poplar grove ill put her newborn in a snow bank a few years ago. I hope they all rot in hell. What ever happened to sex education or birth control or spay and neuter in the 21th century? mackey "
just the facts wrote on Jul 25, 2008 4:48 PM:
" Of course the Tribune editors want us to believe that Scott Horne is the person who is asking to have the charge reduced, when in fact Judge Horne is simply reacting to a request of the public defender! The usual yellow journalism and misinformation!The Trib editors fit right in with a couple of very upstanding local do-gooders, recently found guilty of crimes against fellow LaCrosse citizens! Shame! "
rick harsch wrote on Jul 25, 2008 3:32 PM:
" A fair question might be that if you are to be compassionate, what are you to do? The best answer I can think of is in the play 'Equus', or in the extraordinary movie with Richard Burton. "
ToeJam wrote on Jul 25, 2008 2:59 PM:
" Well lets just watch and see how this plays out. The one thing I know for sure is, when things go wrong, no matter what the crime. I sure would rather be a woman than a man when the judge and jury get done with me. Its time to blame the boyfriend, parents, teachers, and friends. Stay tuned there is more to come. "
Michael Welch wrote on Jul 25, 2008 2:02 PM:
" Living among those so MANY 'compassionate' in La Crosse who comment below, Indra Book IS already 'in hell' it appears... "
PEACHTREE wrote on Jul 25, 2008 1:54 PM:
" I wouldn't say go to hell, but I would say send her to jail where she can really think about what she did. Also, get her in REHAB!!! "
acj wrote on Jul 25, 2008 1:14 PM:
" sterilize her and put her in a nut house. "
mby wrote on Jul 25, 2008 12:59 PM:
" Pickles I do look in the mirror and I see a person who truly trys their best, I would never hurt others, steal, murder, I try to live my life as best I can. I am human, and I do ask for forgiveness for things I have done. But there is a difference between living your life as best and good as you can and someone stuffing a newborn child into a cooler. I try not to cast stones but this story makes me want to vomit in my mouth. My feeling towards this woman are my sin for the day. "
mby wrote on Jul 25, 2008 12:56 PM:
" one more: where was the compassion when a new born with no chance at any life was stuffed in a plastic foam cooler? WWJD then? I'll tell you send her to Hell. She is a fallen angle on earth. So there, I can be religous too. "
PicklesPlease wrote on Jul 25, 2008 12:56 PM:
" For all of you self righteous a-holes saying you hope she rots in hell, you are no better than her with that kind of voice. Hatred and stone casting are not helpful. God will judge her. And until that happens, you should all take a good long look in the mirror and see that maybe you yourself aren't quite so holy either. "
mby wrote on Jul 25, 2008 12:54 PM:
" I'm sorry Rick: Compassion? Really? I understand what you are saying WWJD? I get it. But where was teh compassion for an inocent child in the mothers womb that had alcohol, or pot, or who knows what else while trying to develop? Where was the compassion whent he mother didn't properly cut her cord? Where was compassion when that child had no clothes? Where was the compassion when that child STARVED????????? I know the "mother" is experiencing something none of us could ever imagine, but, she also decided to do something we could never imagine. So blah, to everything the situations is HORRIBLE all around. "
rick harsch wrote on Jul 25, 2008 12:43 PM:
" Rot in hell? A case like this makes me want to weep. The baby is dead, the woman is alive and surely suffering in a way none of us have ever experienced. When compassion is difficult a Christian community is put to the test. "
ACE wrote on Jul 25, 2008 12:19 PM:
" My three words are "tie the tubes". "
gracie12 wrote on Jul 25, 2008 12:17 PM:
" She tried to have an abortion, but she was too advanced. She didn't bother to get health care through the county, get prenatal checkups, she tried to hide the pregnancy, didn't ask for help anywhere; many agencies in La Crosse would have helped her. She just didn't want anything to do with the baby. It was easier for her to starve her daughter and then dump her body; she didn't even have respect for the body. "
Amom wrote on Jul 25, 2008 12:07 PM:
" To everyone else: stop playing in to NWO. We all know that this is a horrible tragic case and that she deserves to rot in prison for the rest of her life. He is trying to get to everyone and the more you let him, the more he enjoys it. Don't give him the satisfaction. "
Twilite wrote on Jul 25, 2008 12:06 PM:
" Intent was there. She intended to do nothing - she bought no diapers, no clothes, and when she had trouble breast feeding - no bottle/formula. I understand she's panicked, but if a normal person was desperate, she would call for help. Or at least leave the baby on someone's doorstep so you don't have to kill it. It would have a chance at least. "
mby wrote on Jul 25, 2008 11:54 AM:
" wingdam:
You do make good points as well, we are not sure if this baby was premature, diformed, lung and breathing development, etc. BUT, that is no excuse for the "mothers" actions. She cut the cord and didn't clap it, all she had to do was google child birth and it could have given her basic information about what was needed for the baby. But wait what am I thinking the baby was never in the mind of that woman. "
Amom wrote on Jul 25, 2008 11:50 AM:
" Slayers Baby Girl:
Really? Driving drunk and robbing a bank are bad decisions? What if someone gets killed in the process, would that not be murder? Would it still just be a "bad Decision?" Shoplifting, jaywalking, mullets; those are "bad decisions," not drunk driving or robbing a bank. Those are very serious criminal offenses. You obviously have moral issues. "
mby wrote on Jul 25, 2008 11:46 AM:
" To NWO:
Did you make the same comments about the Columbine (sp?) case? They were just kids, young impressonable, under a great deal of stress, etc. If it were a case of one child picking up a knife and killing another child you would not dare to say what you are saying. This is the same case, no knife but starvation. One child killing another child. She deserves what she gets, I hope she rots in jail. "
wingdam wrote on Jul 25, 2008 11:45 AM:
" We have no body and no cause of death! For all we know the baby could have been born malformed with no chance of survival.
We only have the statement of an obvious idiot that it was moving, let alone no idea how premature or not it may have been.
This is a pretty meager case for homicide! "
Mack wrote on Jul 25, 2008 10:50 AM:
" There's no end to the self-righteous bluster in La Crosse. "
brokenlady wrote on Jul 25, 2008 10:24 AM:
" I hope this murder rots in hell. I could see if she was 13 or 14 and someone said she made an immature decision, but this chick was 19 and God knows she knew what she was doing, and premeditated the infants death. No matter what, this is murder adn I agree with the other posts to this site - with all the infant deaths happening, there needs to be a special prison for these creeps & they should never come out. Better yet, put them in with the main population of a prison and see how long they last among the prisoners. In prison, if you do something to harm or kill a child, the prisoners think you are the scum of the earth. Indra may you rot in HELL!!!!!! "
PEACHTREE wrote on Jul 25, 2008 10:23 AM:
" I think doing drugs and drinking while a woman is pregnant is intentional harm. there is no way she could deny being pregnant she is the size if a bean pole. Not getting a child the nutrients to live is intending to harm the baby. To me she was/is being very selfish! "
dbl lung wrote on Jul 25, 2008 10:08 AM:
" Whether many of you want to believe it or not "new world order" has a point. While I think Ms Book should spend the rest of her life in prison, after reading the criminal complaint, I don't know that the intent was their to kill this baby. Young, dumb, confused, panic stricken, psycho whatever you want to call it the criminal complaint states it but the (intent to harm) is not there. It is more neglegence than anything. "
Cards wrote on Jul 25, 2008 9:47 AM:
" I am not writing clearly on new world order, my last comment should say " I hope you don't have or planning on having any children"....... "
Cards wrote on Jul 25, 2008 9:45 AM:
" I am glad that I do not know new world order. you think killing people is o.k., and you live in our society, you are a mental case that needs help, please get some before it is too late, the child didn't have a choice, the idiot mother and boyfriend did this and you think it is o.k.? Wow, you do need help......I hope you don's have or plan on having childern.... "
formykids wrote on Jul 25, 2008 9:43 AM:
" NWO:No words can describe how ridiculous your comments are. Although I am curious... Are your eyes BROWN? "
boobabyc wrote on Jul 25, 2008 9:42 AM:
" WTF! I just gone done reading this article and I am sick. The Judge is thinking about Dismissing the charges of First Degree intentional. Hold up.. This was intentional if she went all the way out to her garage and than let the baby die. You are all right she could have given it a chance by taken it anywhere and even with the family. If she was afraid of her family finding out(wouldn't they have known if she was showing?) I mean even if she knew that the baby was going to die she could have called 911. Safe Haven or not... Someone could have been notified. I hope she rots in hell but of course it's La Crosse... I bet she'll get a couple of years or probation. "
Mack wrote on Jul 25, 2008 9:34 AM:
" So just when does all this free healthcare kick in? Hopefully before it's too late. Does anybody know about it? "
funmom wrote on Jul 25, 2008 9:15 AM:
" NWO: There is no execuse for this, if she was turned down for an abortion, she would have been told about the safe haven option. Therefore she has no execuse and intended to let that child die. Using her young age is inexcusable. I was pregnant at 19, raised my son on my own, and still went to and graduated college. There are no execuses. "
pinky wrote on Jul 25, 2008 9:12 AM:
" NWO-For goodness sake, she was 19, not 11. And as far as I know, not mentally challenged. She knows what's right and wrong as well as anyone. Just because you deny a problem exists, doesn't mean you aren't responsible for your inaction. She KNEW her baby would die if she didn't do anything, and yet she still did nothing, for almost 24 hours. That's intent. She let her baby die on purpose. Young, scared, immature, whatever-there's no excuse good enough. "
nana3 wrote on Jul 25, 2008 9:07 AM:
" NWO, are you still trying to convince yourself that you did nothing wrong when you were 19?
Once again look up fetus, this baby was not a fetus. "
sillyme wrote on Jul 25, 2008 8:41 AM:
" Apparently she felt she was OLD ENOUGH to handle a sexual relationship. She knew her chances of getting pregnant but had her fun anyway. She and the baby's father should both be charged with murder!! Many couples would have welcomed this baby into their home through adoption. The parents do not deserve any breaks. The baby never wa given a chance to live a long happy life. "
PEACHTREE wrote on Jul 25, 2008 7:25 AM:
" re: new world order
What are you talking about?? She is immature therefore she can do anything she wants. I sure hope you don't have children. When are we going to start making this "new generation" be responsible for their actions??? "
ToeJam wrote on Jul 25, 2008 7:24 AM:
" Thisisme who dropped you on your head? "
stubby wrote on Jul 25, 2008 5:59 AM:
" NWO: What color is the sky where you come from. Murder is murder, no matter what the age. Like SBG says; I hope she rots in hell, better yet a cooler! "
Thisisme wrote on Jul 25, 2008 5:54 AM:
" The flaw in NWO's comment is that while we have the wonderful no fault laws to prevent situations like this our pro-life groups have spent nothing to publicize this at all. For a law like that to be effective in helping to save a baby it needs to be known and the pro-life groups who pushed for it have done NOTHING to promot it. That said it is still wrong to allow a baby to die in any case and prosecution should go forward as planned. However to prevent future occurences the pro-life groups should spend some of their money on making people aware of the alternatives, not simply banning abortion. "
Jaxx wrote on Jul 25, 2008 5:35 AM:
" What is going on in our society? After all the laws that have been passed that are supposed to help children, in this case especially the Safe Haven laws, we still have crimes like this that are occurring. If, in fact, Indra Books was turned away from an adoption agency because she lacked prenatal care, she should've been informed that she could give her baby a chance at life with Safe Haven. However, Ms. Books decided to deny her child a chance to live. Even though she is only 19, she is old enough to know that she had at least one other option. "
Slayers Baby Girl wrote on Jul 25, 2008 5:17 AM:
" NWO, You have a warped sence of mind if you feel that girl deserves any sympathy. Driving drunk is a bad decision, robbing a bank is a bad decision. Killing or just letting your baby die is not a bad decision it is murder!!! I hope she rots in hell. "
new world order wrote on Jul 25, 2008 1:22 AM:
" About ten days ago, I left a comment on this topic and my opinion hasn't changed. Many people say think of the child. Well, only days before her ordeal took place, it would have been thought of as a fetus. I say what about the suspect? Young, not mature and maybe under peer pressure or worried about what her parents/friends may think. A very young patent can make a bad decision/mistake under any of these conditions. I was surprised she was initially charged with first degree intentional homicide in the first place. I may STILL be surprised in the end. Consider this suspect's age and state of mind before charging her with anything. "
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