Sounds like the baby made it? Hopefully someone can take the kid in

It blows my mind how she obstructed first responders from finding the child.

Maybe her famous dad? Wild.

A mentally unwell homeless woman who has just given birth and has a history of bad interactions with the police doesn't want to cooperate with the cops.

Understandable, if not reasonable.

debatable. there’s a baby’s life at stake…..

Debatable how? That a person who hasn't cooperated with the police in the past doesn't again is debatable? I'm confused

Edit - before I get downvoted into oblivion... I'm not saying it's right in the slightest. Totally with every other sensible person that it's absolutely unacceptable. But clearly she has issues

Real winner for sure. Gross.

It's such a harsh environment to be homeless here in winter. What an awful thing. So glad they rescued the baby.

to clarify i’m saying it’s debatable that her actions are reasonable. of course her actions are understandable, that’s a given if she’s mentally ill.

just because you’ve had bad experiences in the past doesn’t justify keeping an infant away from those trying to help, especially if she’s homeless in these weather conditions. it’s a negligent disregard to human life, and if she’s mentally ill that could be the reason it’s happening but doesn’t change the core of the issue.

I think they meant "not reasonable" and probably should have said "unreasonable" instead

This fuckin guy lmao.

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It must have been that motherly instinct....

It was 18 degrees out, she had just given birth prematurely with no medical support, likely mental health or addiction issues st play. and typically there is a fair amount of blood loss when giving birth. She was unable to give correct information on where the baby was to first responders.

It’s probable that she was scared, delirious , confused from blood loss and the trauma of labor, or suffering post partum symptoms. I’m pissed off at the system that failed this woman, not at her.

Leave it to this guy to take this thread and put it in an anti-police light.

You know, those save police who wouldn't give up after the misdirection, found a newborn in the cold, and probably saved his life.

You hate police so much, that you try to even turn this thread into an anti-police rant. SMH.

Terrible situation all around. I hope the baby will be okay...

She was “off” by several hundred yards, I walk my dog in these woods and on the rail trail most days of the week. Whatever she meant to do, the major failure is that she is still able to legally make her own decisions.

Yeah the misogyny in these comments is unsettling but not surprising. Homeless people freeze/starve/overdose all the time and no one cares, but all of a sudden an iNnoCeNt bAbY is involved and everyone is all shocked pikachu face that a young homeless addict in need of immediate post-partum/medical/rehab care maybe didn't make the best decision with regards to its well-being. She probably knew she'd get into legal trouble and get it taken away, which is why she tried to prevent them from finding it.

I just feel terrible that she had to literally give birth outside in the cold but "pro-lifers" can't see the connection between taking care of homeless adults and taking care of any potential children. And now they want to charge her as a felon for endangerment when they didn't care whether she lived or died before. Another example why access to contraception and abortion is healthcare.

A mentally ill woman lives in a camping tent. She gave birth seemingly by herself in freezing weather.

The first time help is offered is in the form of police coming to take that newborn away. Let's not bullshit here, that woman didn't have the resources to care for a newborn and that baby wasn't staying there.

That is a brutal system.

Oh yes it’s the fault of the police that she’s a scum bag. Fuck outa here man😂 Only on Reddit

Give me a break. Are you really turning this into a pro-lifer rant? This woman is a fucking drug addict. What kind of nut case defends this type of crap? She left an infant for dead in the middle of the woods.

She could have gone to the hospital and received care. They have to help her.

Like you said, she is a drug addict and addicts don’t always make reasonable or sane choices which is part of why they need help.

She already had an existing warrant out for child endangerment dude, you can stop carrying water for her. She’d been offered help and “help” many times, and her family is one of great means. Some people just fuck up a lot and they fuck up hard.

She can get help. There’s multiple resources in Manchester where she could get the help she needs, even an abortion. But she has to actually do something. Nobody can force her to do any of this.

A lot of these homeless addicts don’t want any of this assistance and they don’t want help. She doesn’t get a free pass because she’s an addict.

It’s insane that you have more sympathy for a homeless addict then an infant left for dead. Y’all are sick lol

I didn't expect to find a reasonable comment that expanded the conversation and didn't immediately bash the hell out of anyone. Thank you!

I hope the poor baby gets the help they need asap. I hope the poor mama gets the help that she needs asap. I hope the family as a whole can heal. Criminal charges will not help any of this happen.

I really hope the baby will be okay and can end up in a stable and loving home

And people In here are sticking up for her.

I don't see anyone supporting her actions, just trying to understand those actions. Maybe with understanding we can find some better solutions for the drug, mental illness and homelessness issues we're facing in the state.

Many people commit crimes for understandable reasons, but that doesn’t reduce the criminality.

A woman should be able to give birth wherever she wants, but if she leaves the baby to freeze to death that’s a big problem.

We fortunately have access to abortions here in NH. We also have baby safe havens.

It wasn’t just her life at risk anymore though.

If people aren't forced into these kinds of situations, there are a lot fewer reasons. If a woman walks off from her baby in a hospital, that's not even a crime.

We specifically have laws that allow people to abandon their children in safe places. No one is forced to be a parent, but you definitely can’t let a child in your care die of neglect.

Specifically the point. If she had been able to have a baby where babies are had and not in a tent in winter, there wouldn't have been a crime.

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She wasn’t unable . The word your looking for is unwilling .

It’s easy for all of us to judge her from the comfort and warmth of our homes.

The baby was found in a different tent by itself. She left the new born infant to die in a tent in the woods while it was 18 degrees outside. I don’t care what her circumstance is there is no scenario where leaving a new born alone in a tent to freeze to death is acceptable.

This. Here is someone who needs help, and whose illness has probably led to them rejecting it. I hope the baby survives, and everyone gets help.

> She was “off” by several hundred yards

I bet if it was her drug cache she'd know exactly where it was, not somewhere in a hundred yard radius.

I am judging from the comfort of my heated toilet seat this fine winter morning. (Mental health is no joke hoping for the best for her and the kid)

I hope you never have to deal with someone with severe mental health issues. Their ability to make rational decisions can be different from day to day, hour to hour. The article mentions she has gotten help in the past and has a hard time staying on meds. That's how it is for many with severe mental health issues. It's hard to blame her without specific evidence she wanted to kill her baby.

I don’t get it, why do they stay up here. I would just start walking south if I was homeless

And the baby was left uncovered on the ground in a tent on a 15 degree day.

If she had gone to a hospital they would have cared for her and her baby

She looks so sad in the mug shot

You CANNOT use your logic. While I agree with most ppl saying we need better services for homeless, i do believe lots will opt to live in the tent conditions vs a sheltered environment.

Maybe! Do you know which hospitals in Manchester practice patient dumping?

I was homeless myself in those same camps a year to 2 years ago. So I think I know more about what kind of people live down there .

Which hospitals don't? A pregnant woman showing up ready to give birth would receive care though, right? I hope I'm not wrong

I'm making a statement about mental health in general, not the homeless camp or this particular woman. It's safe to say not everyone who has severe mental health problems takes their meds or the meds work consistently, I think we can all agree on that. That effects how they react to situations.

Where does it say she couldn’t go to a hospital? Sounds like she chose not to due to her mental illness and substance abuse.

The article does say she left the baby alone and uncovered in the tent. Did someone make her do that? Was she prevented by society from holding or wrapping her child in her coat?

Yes.

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This is you, right? Maybe you shouldn't be passing judgement about what people are unwilling to do when you're literally posting photos of fentanyl and blaming where you live and who you surround yourself with as the reason you have a drug problem.

weird… you sound anti-infant

My understanding is that it's because the few possessions and connections they have are here, and they don't want to have to start over from zero.

Yes that is fucking me . I lived in the same tents as these people . I’m not judging anyone I know how they fucking think. Obviously she knew where the baby was . You don’t give birth at a homeless camp without everyone knowing about it . That’s how all of a sudden she knew where the baby was ? And I don’t blame anyone but myself

I’m just pro-woman and have basic empathy, because she was here first and she probably couldn’t even consent to being pregnant. It’s just wild to me that you can be walking around as a homeless addict and no one cares, then one day you wind up pregnant (maybe from sexual assault as is common in these settlements) and your body does its thing without you getting a say, your body gives birth in horrible circumstances and you’re just trying to survive, then all of a sudden you’re charged as a felon by the same people who were fine with you freezing to death when it was just you.

Meth made her do that.

If they turned her away she would go from poor to millionaire relatively quick when she was able to sue the hospital.

Let’s take the newborn out of the situation. Would you be so quick to defend her if she left a one year old to die in a tent? Is that just an extra-late term abortion? Is the situation resulting in its conception relevant at that point?

I think people are upset because a child was endangered due to her actions. She had the choice to give birth in a hospital but simply chose not to. Not sure why you are saying "she had to literally give birth outside..." That false. You call 911 and they take you to the hospital, doesn't matter if you are homeless/drug addict/etc.

You make it seem like she was forced to do any of these things. She wasn't, she chose to.

Yes if you have a one year old, you have plenty of time to have figured something else out or someone else to notice and gotten help.

She had just given birth outside on one of our coldest days of the season while having mental health issues and being an addict. Its hard for people in even the best health/conditions to think properly after birth while in a warm hospital on pain meds and looked after by doctors.

She didn’t “have to” give birth outside in the cold. She chose to spend all of her available funds on drugs instead of a home, even during the time she knew the baby was coming. She also chose to get pregnant with no ability or plans for what would happen next.

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Yes, which is why I understand how these things took place and can have sympathy for the woman.

Being under the influence does not absolve a person of criminal behavior, though, however tragic the situation is. She is extremely lucky that help arrived and her baby was resuscitated, because she could have been responsible for so much worse.

You do know who her parents are, right??... 🤔

Yikes! Do your research before sticking up for scum!! ... her father is DENNIS ECKERSLEY! SHE HAS ACCESSS TO W.E TF KIND OF HELP SHE COULD EVER NEED! & Her parents have done everything in their power to get her the help and treatment she needs but unfortunately she's not a child anymore and her parents still want her to come back home and get help but she doesn't want to live under their $20 million dollar estate!! She enjoys her lifestyle and wants everyone to know that "homelessness can happen to anyone" and homelessness shouldn't be frowned upon! She thinks it should be embraced & wants to begin a "HOMELESS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS EVENT" & in her word's, "Have it be like the telethon, or a carnival where you pay to get in, or a movie night and the money goes to a housing shelter."

She says that the homeless can do "LANDSCAPING AT A SPECIAL FACILITY JUST FOR THEM, MAYBE PAINT WALLS & NOT PAY RENT" 🙄👌

Her family is actually heartbroken btw!-

Her parents wanted to deliver her a message & let her know that they love her. Allie then responded saying "I know they do". & MAYBE she'll think about giving her father DENNIS ECKERSLEY (Hall of Fame pitcher who earned more than $27 million in his baseball career during the years 1975-1998) a phone call. But he's too obsessed with not wanting her to be homeless and on the streets so she probably won't call. She says she couldn't imagine her father trying to survive on the streets 😒.

She's an ungrateful disgusting pos and I can pretty much guarantee you she'll end up locked up if not this week then probably next week.

FINALLY!!!!! I'm reading all these pathetic comments & people making excuses for this POS wondering if I was the only person here who actually knows the ENTIRE story! And that her father is a Hall of fame friggin baseball player who has always given her everything she ever wanted or needed and wants to help her but she thinks homelessness is something that needs to be embraced.

She's disgusting