This child was likely to remain a mental infant the rest of his life. He couldn’t understand how a grown man could mistreat a helpless baby like that. He would make sure that the felon’s records reflected his propensity for abusing infants when he was sent to prison. Most of the prisoners in the penitentiary had families and didn’t approve of violence toward children. Being the sort of men they were, they tended to express their disapproval violently. The prisoner would have an extremely rough time in the penitentiary. He would be lucky if he survived the experience.
Gina hugged her baby to her and was rewarded with a delighted coo in response. The officer left them to their own devices as they drove away. Gina took him to the couch and sat him on her lap. She put his hands together and tried to teach him to play pattycake but it was no use.