A woman in Oakland, Calif., was walking down the street when she dropped her pants, gave birth to a premature baby, ripped out the umbilical cord and continued walking, according to police.
"It's just crazy,'' said a police Sgt. Tony Jones of the homicide detail. "Once she started spitting out the baby, you have some obligation to get it some type of medical attention. She didn't do that.''
Spitting out the baby? OK, not the choicest of descriptions for an already weird, sad story. The baby died, and the woman was arrested shortly afterward. Witnesses who apparently stopped long enough from thinking -- "What the hell just happened?" -- followed the woman and pointed her out to police.
An autopsy will determine whether the baby was stillborn or died after birth. I'm just hoping the woman is getting help -- not jail. And if you're reading this and think you might need an extra hand yourself, please look into this first. There's help out there.
