Pretty wild! All states give you at least 30 days to dump your baby, no strings attached. Some states give you 60 days!

I feel like more people should know about this! It seems like a highly under utilized ability.

  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    I feel like this woold lead to confusion amongst firemen. Like they go to pull out of the firehouse to respond to a fire, but they have to stop before they start because a random baby is just there for no reason.

    I could be wrong, but I doubt most firefighters even know the proceedure for “Baby randomly dropped off without a name”.

    My first instinct would be to call child services. Like what else would you do?

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      8 days ago

      Dropping babies at fire stations is a trend way older than any firefighter currently alive. They all know what the intent is if they find an unattended baby.

      Some of them might take a bit before they realize it’s actually serious though.