Alaska pol blasted for touting economic benefits of abused kids’ deaths | New York Post
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An Alaska state legislator is under fire for suggesting that the deaths of abused children could potentially present a “cost savings” opportunity.
Rep. David Eastman (R-Wasilla) faced criticism from both sides of the aisle for his comments during a Monday afternoon meeting of the House Judiciary Committee, which featured a presentation from experts on adverse childhood experiences.
In response to a statistic that listed the lifetime cost of fatal child abuse at $1.5 million per victim, Eastman referred to a counterargument that the death of abused children is “actually a benefit to society.”
“It can be argued, periodically, that [fatal child abuse is] actually a cost savings because that child is not going to need any of those government services that they m...
