Gail Bates - Harsh Punishment For Thieving Baby... (2024)

: The crib-confinement method was intended to create a physical association between the act of taking things and a loss of freedom. The Public Backlash

Bates Bulletin Winter-Spring, 1996 - Heritage Library Foundation Gail Bates - Harsh Punishment For Thieving Baby...

| Crime | Proportional Response | Gail Bates' "Harsh" Demand | Legal Reality | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Taking a cracker | "No no, that's yucky." | 30 minutes in a playpen facing the wall. | Child protective services investigates Gail. | | Hiding the TV remote | Distraction with a stuffed animal. | Court-mandated restitution (baby must buy new remote). | Biologically impossible. | | Eating the last piece of cake | Early bedtime. | 48 hours in a holding cell. | Instantly viral; Gail arrested for child endangerment. | : The crib-confinement method was intended to create