Nov 10 2008
19-Year-Old Gloria Moore Goes Drinking With Friends, Leaves 10-Month-Old Home Alone
Shocking news out of Oregon today:
Gresham police said Gloria C. Moore went out with friends last Thursday and left her 10-month-old alone in a playpen. The girl was abandoned for six hours. When finally found, she was in a puddle of her own urine, police said.
This should be shocking news, but it seems like we hear it on a regular basis. That poor little girl. Thank goodness for Ms. Moore’s friends
Officers made the discovery after a disturbance call at the Berry Ridge Apartments on West Powell Boulevard just after midnight. Moore was arguing with friends after they discovered she’d left her child unattended.
Once again we are reminded that you don’t need any type of permit or certification to have children. All you need is the ability to reproduce and you can be a parent. The real tragedy here is the fate of that poor little girl. She will either grow-up with a mother who is clearly a child herself or as a ward of the state. Neither seems like a good option to me.
