SUMMARY:
The FBI has issued an informal warning to new mothers, urging them to keep a close eye on the newborn children.
After a violent incident in Spring, Texas, when a 30-year-old nurse, Verna McClain, who had recently suffered a miscarriage, shot Kala Golden, stole her 3-day-old child, and ran off with it. The child was later found, unharmed, and returned to the family, although the same could not be said for the mother who was killed.
While the incident may seem like some sort of a freak incident, the FBI claims that cases such as this are becoming more and more common, although they do not always end so violently. Often times, the “baby-nappers” will go to great lengths to get access to the children, including befriending the mothers until they get the children alone and then kidnapping the babies.
Typically, the women are between the ages of 17 and 33, often either unable to get pregnant or suffering from a miscarriage.
The FBI warns new mothers to avoid putting balloons outside of one’s house, saying that will alert the baby-nappers of the infant, making them more apt to try and steal the child.
IMPACT:
This particular case of baby napping will impact the new child’s family, due to the fact that the mother is dead and they will now be responsible for her child. Verna McClain, the baby napper, will obviously face some repercussions for her actions, without a doubt serving some jail time. As a whole, the baby-napping “trend” will be majorly impactful to expecting and new mothers. Expecting mothers will be paranoid that once their child is born it will be stolen, and new mothers will go to ever extreme to make sure their child is not stolen.
OPINION:
While this is obviously a horrible occurrence, I feel like it is getting way more publicity than needed. It seems like everything is way over-dramatized seeing as how before this article, I had never even heard of something like this happening and, while it has been declared a “trend,” it doesn’t seem like that huge of a thing. Maybe that’s just because it doesn’t often happen here in Gaylord, MI and I’m oblivious to the whole problem, but that’s just how I feel.
The FBI has issued an informal warning to new mothers, urging them to keep a close eye on the newborn children.
After a violent incident in Spring, Texas, when a 30-year-old nurse, Verna McClain, who had recently suffered a miscarriage, shot Kala Golden, stole her 3-day-old child, and ran off with it. The child was later found, unharmed, and returned to the family, although the same could not be said for the mother who was killed.
While the incident may seem like some sort of a freak incident, the FBI claims that cases such as this are becoming more and more common, although they do not always end so violently. Often times, the “baby-nappers” will go to great lengths to get access to the children, including befriending the mothers until they get the children alone and then kidnapping the babies.
Typically, the women are between the ages of 17 and 33, often either unable to get pregnant or suffering from a miscarriage.
The FBI warns new mothers to avoid putting balloons outside of one’s house, saying that will alert the baby-nappers of the infant, making them more apt to try and steal the child.
IMPACT:
This particular case of baby napping will impact the new child’s family, due to the fact that the mother is dead and they will now be responsible for her child. Verna McClain, the baby napper, will obviously face some repercussions for her actions, without a doubt serving some jail time. As a whole, the baby-napping “trend” will be majorly impactful to expecting and new mothers. Expecting mothers will be paranoid that once their child is born it will be stolen, and new mothers will go to ever extreme to make sure their child is not stolen.
OPINION:
While this is obviously a horrible occurrence, I feel like it is getting way more publicity than needed. It seems like everything is way over-dramatized seeing as how before this article, I had never even heard of something like this happening and, while it has been declared a “trend,” it doesn’t seem like that huge of a thing. Maybe that’s just because it doesn’t often happen here in Gaylord, MI and I’m oblivious to the whole problem, but that’s just how I feel.