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The Brooklyn district attorney is investigating the death of a 2-week-old baby boy following a complication with his circumcision.
The district attorneys office confirmed yesterday that they are looking into the Sept. 28 death of the infant, who died at Maimonides Hospital after he reportedly contracted the herpes virus during an ultra-Orthodox Jewish bris.
According to the medical examiner, the baby died of Type 1 herpes virus, which is oral herpes that causes sores around the mouth and lips.
A bris is a Jewish ceremony where a baby boy is circumcised. In an Orthodox tradition that city officials said is uncommon, a rabbi or mohel draws blood from the circumcised penis with his mouth. The custom is known as "metzitzah bpeh," or "suction by mouth."
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The family of the baby who passed away, however, is not cooperating with authorities, according to the Daily News.
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http://www.metro.us/newyork/local/article/1118751--brooklyn-da-investigates-baby-death-from-herpes-following-circumcision
Barbarian ritual mutilation of boys continues.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)longship
(40,416 posts)No first amendment rights here. This is clear cut reckless endangerment resulting in death.
Why won't somebody in that community speak out about this outrage?
The guy belongs in jail. No ifs, ands, or buts.
Lawlbringer
(550 posts)is very tight lipped about a lot of stuff that they really ought to be outraged about. You think the Catholic Church has a big conspiracy going, take a look at what happens here. The rest of us only hear murmurings, and it's hard to sift through a lot of racism and ignorance, but I've heard from some people who left the community that there are sickos in every other household. Rabbi or otherwise.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)longship
(40,416 posts)And still does the mouth on the foreskin and penis thing. Furthermore, he's infected multiple babies in the past few months.
Sorry, there's no religious exemption for that.
He belongs in the dock and if convicted, jail.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)There are many religious exemptions for things that seem like common sense.
Until we end ALL of these ludicrous exemptions, we have to allow them all.
longship
(40,416 posts)...that if I revive the Aztec religions I would be allowed to sacrifice a human every day to insure that the sun would rise in the morning and the law couldn't touch me?
That's ludicrous, and so is your claim. There is no religious freedom to endanger the life of a child any more than there is for Aztec sacrifices. The principle is the same in both cases.
That bum belongs in jail and the first amendment isn't gonna save him. I pray --- so to speak.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)I'm pointing out the hypocrisy of a system that allows for people to cry "freedom of religion" in order to cower the voices of dissent and paint them as intolerant.
longship
(40,416 posts)...that there would be a religious exemption. My claim is that there clearly is not.
And I agree with you on all your other points.
BlueIris
(29,135 posts)But this is a horrifying story.
Glad there's an investigation.