Charges will not be filed in Tennessee against Eva Cameron, an Algonquin mom who left her special needs daughter at a bar just northwest of Knoxville, Tenn. in June.
The Campbell County Grand Jury has been reviewing the case involving Lynn Cameron — Eva's 19-year-old daughter — since September, according to a press release from the 8th Judicial District of the Tennessee District Attorney's General Conference.
"There is no disagreement that the actions of the mother, Eva Cameron, in this case were inexcusable," according to the news release. "However, Tennessee law has not anticipated such behavior and thus the Grand Jury was faced with conduct which was not necessarily indictable."
"The Grand Jury made a very thorough investigation, looking at all factors and the appropriateness of any criminal charges and did not return a true bill against Ms. Cameron," according to the news release.
Cameron, 45, left her daughter at the Big Orange Bar on June 28 in Caryville, Tenn., so she would become a ward of the state and receive assistance from Tennessee, according to the Northwest Herald. Eva Cameron said Illinois does not provide enough assistance for disabled adults.
Lynn Cameron suffers from multiple disabilities and has the mental capacity of a 2- or 3-year-old child, according to media reports.
After spending weeks in Tennessee, a judge ordered that the state of Illinois would assume responsibility of Lynn Cameron, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel.
In the news release, the district attorney's office thanks the many caseworkers that helped care for Lynn Cameron while she was in Tennessee.
"[They] went above and beyond the call of duty to care for this young lady to ensure that she suffered no harm during the short time frame between her discovery and the subsequent intervening actions from the state of Illinois, which placed her in an appropriate facility in her home state," according to the news release.
Moving forward, the Campbell County District Attorney's office will be working with a local state representative to enact legislation "specific to this issue in the upcoming General Assembly," according to the news release.
Was the mother's complaint that Illinois didn't fork over enough cash? or does Illinois just not have enough resources for support? Regardless, we all agree that this was wrong; what mother would do this? However, if the mother's contention is legitimate, this may not be the last time we hear of people dumping their physically and mentally challenged adult children in states that have more tax funds to take care of folks like this. Once again, we can blame the public employee unions and the willing Democrats who have screwed up Illinois to the point of bankruptcy... they asked for more pension money, the Democrats gave it to the public employee unions. The union employees voted for these Democrats and then a few years later, the unions asked for more pension and benefits money. The Democrats gave it to them. The union employees voted for these Democrats and then a few more years later they asked them for more pension, higher salary and better benefits.. the Democrats gave it to them, etc.., etc.. etc.. etc... and now we are all screwed, including those with special needs..everyone except for the public sector union employees.
Many people refuse to look behind the curtain and ask 'why'? are things so screwed up in our country, particularly in Illinois, but it's not hard to connect the dots if you are open minded. Blessings to you and your yours.