Charges Dropped?!?!? Why? (Nanny-Cam)

[CathrynRose]

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/florida/news-article.aspx?storyid=53262

YUCK! How on earth could they have dropped these charges (anyone see the video?)

 

[CathrynRose]

Is that link working??

Try again: http://www.sptimes.com/2006/03/07/State/Charges_dropped_in__n.shtml

 

[akhenaten]

The charges were dropped because that type of stop action video makes motions look very different than they actually are....

On one of the Morning news shows a reporter sat on a couch moving a basketball back and forth in front of him and spoke in a calm normal voice...when they showed it back in the stop action it looked like he was shaking it violently and his face looked angry and like he was speaking harshly or even shouting......

It was really obvious how different it actually was from how it appeared.....I think the courts got this one right........

 

[ckay87]

Oh man, I'm asking for it.

I can see how that particular camera would not depict the timing of an activity accurately. I don't know how else to describe it. Somebody might be able to do so in more technical terms. But that camera creates more of a frame-by-frame type video.

It is said that she was just playing with the baby. But in the video it looks like an awful lot of shaking. I tend to believe that it might have been just playing. I have to believe that anyone who was shaken to the extent that it APPEARS in the video would not be okay.

I don't know, I saw it on the news very early this morning. Maybe I'll go back and watch again.

 

[disneynutt1225]

Is there a link to the video?

 

[HaleyB]

Thank goodness that baby was ok. Something seems wrong, because if she did what they say she did I would expect some pretty obviouse injury to the child. I didn't see the video. I wonder how long the time lapse was and how they (the defense) explain what was on it.

 

[andromedaslove]

That's what I was wondering. I haven't actually seen the video so I don't want to jump to any conclusions until I do.

 

[Princess Aurora45]

I am about to start training to be a nanny at the worlds best nanny school in the UK (Norland College) - it is a very traditional, mary poppins type school where we all have to wear uniforms with hats and gloves.

It is cases like these that really make me worried about becoming a nanny. I would never do anything to harm a child, and I hope that nothing happens where I could get acused of doing so. It sounds as if they made a right call on this case, but I would like to have seen the footage.

 

[cardaway]

If you want to convict somebody using technology you're going to have to use better technology than that.

 

[Feralpeg]

I saw something about it on the news. Not only was it a poor choice of camera to use, but the parents admitted to editing the film. The nanny said she was playing with the baby when the film was made and the mother was in the room. Who knows?

 

[ToriLammy]

The charges were dropped because that type of stop action video makes motions look very different than they actually are....

On one of the Morning news shows a reporter sat on a couch moving a basketball back and forth in front of him and spoke in a calm normal voice...when they showed it back in the stop action it looked like he was shaking it violently and his face looked angry and like he was speaking harshly or even shouting......

It was really obvious how different it actually was from how it appeared.....I think the courts got this one right........

I saw the same thing on GMA and I agree the courts got this one right.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

I am about to start training to be a nanny at the worlds best nanny school in the UK (Norland College) - it is a very traditional, mary poppins type school where we all have to wear uniforms with hats and gloves.

It is cases like these that really make me worried about becoming a nanny. I would never do anything to harm a child, and I hope that nothing happens where I could get acused of doing so. It sounds as if they made a right call on this case, but I would like to have seen the footage.

Best of luck to you! I have been a nanny for the past 12 years and I have met some Norland graduates - they are all delightful women and terrific nannies! I would imagine your instruction will cover negotiating your contract and so forth, and they ought to help you discuss the issue of cameras with prospective employers.

I personally think "Nanny Cams" are asinine. The images are not always an accurate portrayal of the events (as seems to be the case here). If a family suspects they have hired someone capable of neglecting or injuring their child then they need to hire someone else - not catch it on camera! If you have the "evidence" on tape then it is TOO LATE! It's about protecting your child, not convicting the person you hired!

 

[LadyBears]

I saw the same thing on GMA and I agree the courts got this one right.

I also saw this. In this one particular case, I have to agree too.

 

[Chicago526]

I personally think "Nanny Cams" are asinine. The images are not always an accurate portrayal of the events (as seems to be the case here). If a family suspects they have hired someone capable of neglecting or injuring their child then they need to hire someone else - not catch it on camera! If you have the "evidence" on tape then it is TOO LATE! It's about protecting your child, not convicting the person you hired!

I disagree, I think the cameras offer peace of mind. You can have all the faith in the world in your nanny and still be proven wrong.

However, if you're going to have a camera, get a good one that doesn't have that jerky stop-motion 7-11 security camera feel to it. I personally would get one in color that includes sound. If I can afford a nanny, I can afford a top of the line set up.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

I haven't seen the video-but after reading the description and what you guys are saying the video quality was....


I've done the up in air--go to floor move with my girls--and It could look like slamming.

If baby was slammed as the parents say--wouldn't the baby be injured.

And as far as baby crying at 5 months when she's passed over to a caregiver--quite possible the baby was developing separation anxiety which can happen due to abuse--or just b/c the baby wants to be with mommy or daddy as lots of babies do.

 

[ChrisnSteph]

I have to agree with the courts on this one. I've seen the video, and the test one GMA did with the basketball. It makes perfect sense. If you watch the video, you would think that the baby would have some obvious and serious injuries if she was really jerked and dropped as the video seemed to suggest.

 

[DawnCt1]

The charges were dropped because that type of stop action video makes motions look very different than they actually are....

On one of the Morning news shows a reporter sat on a couch moving a basketball back and forth in front of him and spoke in a calm normal voice...when they showed it back in the stop action it looked like he was shaking it violently and his face looked angry and like he was speaking harshly or even shouting......

It was really obvious how different it actually was from how it appeared.....I think the courts got this one right........

Almost right. She spent almost two years in jail for what turns out to be; playing with the baby.

 

[DawnCt1]

I have to agree with the courts on this one. I've seen the video, and the test one GMA did with the basketball. It makes perfect sense. If you watch the video, you would think that the baby would have some obvious and serious injuries if she was really jerked and dropped as the video seemed to suggest.

I saw this video and her attorney on Bill O'Reilly last night. It seems the father is a prosecutor so sees everything like a prosecutor. Not that that is bad, except sometimes when you have a hammer in your hand, everything is a nail. The parents took the baby to the emergency room and the doctors found absolutely nothing wrong with the child. Its too bad that the state didn't do a proper investigation after seeing the stop action film.

 

[DVC Sadie]

Almost right. She spent almost two years in jail for what turns out to be; playing with the baby.

I agree. No justice for the nanny in this case. How sad.

 

[Microbio]

I saw the same thing on GMA and I agree the courts got this one right.

100% agree, It did not even LOOK like she did anything, only playing with the baby!