Absolutely Depraved

What was this judge thinking?

A judge today dismissed a child abuse charge against a woman whose 2-year-old son spent the night in the hospital after apparently ingesting heroin.

Tracie Chaffee, 29, told child protective services worker Darlene Griffith that she had used heroin for a couple months, taking it before and after work, but never at home.

Chaffee’s lawyer, Allan Zaleski, argued there had been no evidence about what caused the boy’s injury. Judge M. Randolph Carlson II agreed, and dismissed the charge against Chaffee.

I'm speechless.