I've always wondered that too! The idea that she just buried her baby somewhere random by herself is heart-breaking but makes a lot of sense. The drugs were all important to them, no way would they have called an ambulance and risk being arrested. I've never got that scene. If you're a heroin addict, you're a heroin addict.
Everyone knows how addictive it is, so I wont be all moral about Alison. Its her life, she can do what she wants with it. I personally believe drugs should be legalised. I think it would be better for everyone and solve a lot of the problems involved with drugs, like overdoses, crime, AIDS, ETC. But why, in the name of God, did she bring her baby with her to a drug den? Why not leave Dawn with a babysitter, a friend, a family member, SOMEONE!! What did she think would happen?!
I've also always wondered whether or not Alison was ever charged with child neglect. Even if she did bury Dawn in the back garden, surely someone would notice she was missing and investigate? I don't know how it works in Scotland, but in Ireland, new born babies must, by law I think, be given regular check ups by the mothers GP.
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hubcap18
8 years ago
I doubt a drug addict would have any qualms about breaking that last law you mentioned.
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emmaclarke781
8 years ago
I doubt a drug addict would have any qualms about breaking that last law you mentioned.
Ok (a bit of a generalisation but ok) but in Ireland at least, it isn't a matter of choice. You HAVE to take a new born for monthly check ups at the doctor. If you don't, social services WILL come knocking and ask why not. So if the law was in the same in Scotland in 1996, people would have found out, fairly quickly that the baby was missing.
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