A baby, 2 months old, starved to death in a homeless shelter after being declared healthy and well by a caseworker. He weighted 4 lbs, one pound less then when he was born. Quasir Alexander lived with his mother, who has been charged with homicide, and five siblings including his twin. The social workers assigned to the case are under investigation. I don't know the specifics and it seems hard to believe that a 4 lb, emaciated baby would be deemed healthy. However, I do feel for the overworked and underpaid social workers who deal with these kinds of cases day in and day out. Beyond that, it is shocking that such occurrences are far too common in this, the richest country on earth. I mean, I know people who have spent more on their weddings than my house is worth. And yet, we allow children to die because they have the misfortune of being born into poverty to parents with no resources or ability to care for them. It's shameful. And unacceptable.
