If the father had just told CPS that he wasnt ready to be a father, none of this would have happened. This child had a loving foster home. Any parent that knows they have an addiction that comes first, should give up their child. Any parent who has had problems with drugs should have to be tested before visiting rights.

well said honeybee, i completely agree with you!! obviously this man never thought about the welfare of his child, that means that he was a deadbeat!! being an addict is one thing, putting your habit before the welfare of your child is just disgusting, god does no what happened!! if the police got the info wrong they wouldn't have arrested him, let alone 3 weeks later arrest the other low life that absolutely caused this poor child's death!!! may this little angel rest in piece and sleep with the angels!!!

moco428, Thank You I am sick and tired of the race card as well. To Robski: What the @#@#@ does this have to do with race a human child died because of his parnets lack of caring for him. He had already passed when these worthless people decided to call 911 that is why he is in jail not because of his color. Myself the color of the parents never entered my mind until you pulled out the race card. This stellar guy you try so hard to defend did not step up to the plate and take care of his responsibilities if he would have the child would not have been in the system to begin with. I think you need to get educated in human rights and get some phsycological help yourself your priorities are entirely mixed up. Get a life, get help and stop defending these people. You are right on one thing though God does know what really happened. P.S. Do you believe in karma?

robski-

Put the race card back in your pocket and learn to write so you can be understood. He is in trouble because he was very irresponsible and his child died because of it. It is not a black,brown,green,purple or white thing!!!!!!!!!!!!! My god, why does everything have to be a racial issue!!!!!!!!!

It takes a village. Judge less not ye be judged. Children are a gift from the Lord. Just a few words to remember. Thank you God for giving me children, and the will to take care of them. Have mercy on all of us.

Love for kids- HEARHEAR. Foster parents in this community are treated like toilet paper- so are the kids- the only ones that have the rights are the bio parents.
You said it all when you wrote "there's sick and there's dead" If you can't tell the difference between a dying baby and an ill baby YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE ONE!
Interesting how these fine folks have admitted to buying heroin yet have not been charged with drug possesion.

Any idiot who would turn this tradgedy into a "race" issue needs some serious help! This child was injured in a fall..and regaurdless of where, when or how, this baby needed medical attention and did not get it!!!!!!!!

also it is not shame on the foster parent she had no choice to let Israel goto visit the parents that was not her right that was cps's decision she was questioned in this case and so was daycare yes babys sleep when they are sick but you can tell the difference between sleeping and dead when you put him in a car seat to take him to buy drugs bottom line is Israel had a mother who loved him and foster mom and nobody had a right to let that baby die Charles should have called 911 April should have called 911 someone should have cared enought to give this baby a fighting chance

robski how dare you say anything about that wonderful foster mother that cared more for that child than his own father did you know that every time the father had the child the baby was taken to the emergency room under his care he did not take the baby either April had to that foster mother loved that chilld and would have adopted him if she could the foster motherdoes not have to sit home when the child is not in her care did you know where she was cause I do and its not your business did you know she has another foster child and wow nothing is wrong with him he has no signs of abuse like Israel (bottom line why did April lie about the three of them going to walmart if she went by herself what was she covering up???????)

robski, i know you may find this offensive, i am not trying to offend you, but the fact that this poor child died, has EVERYTHING to do with the fact that his father was a drug addict, not because he fell in the bathtub but because he neglected to get his son medical attention!! he chose to go to beloit and buy heroin, instead of taking that poor child to the E.R., where a trained doctor could have assesed his injuries, i have a brother who is a recovering drug addict and believe me it is a painful subject when someone you love is making such stupid choices, but making excuses for him is not going to make it any better!! so dont say his death had nothing to do with the fact that his father is a drug addict, because you know as well as everybody else it most certainly DID!!!

I'm sorry, but saying the baby had "rigor mortis" when the meds came is not getting rhough to this waste of space. The baby was not dying, not sick, but a corpse when they asked for help.

Robski- Actually, if the dad didn't show up in court he would have had to pay child support to the child in foster care. He still wasn't a good placment for the child- if CPS had a better hold on the testing he would have never gotten the child.
No matter what you say about the kid's "accident", robski, the fact stands the kid was DEAD and STIFF when they called 911. Seeing as how a child of that age should not be left alone, it's highly suspect they were caring for the child at all.
I don;t think YOU should be around kids, wither, robski, sicne your judgement of a safe environment for a child is so skewed. It happens all the time- mama's boyfriends are the #1 cause of child abuse deaths and abuse cases in the US. At least you are not alone in your behavior.

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THIS WORLD? ITS JUST NOT FAIR THAT A DEFENCLESS CHILD SHOULD LOSE HIS LIFE LIKE THIS. GOD HELP THEM FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO! I WILL PRAY FOR EVERY SOUL INVOLVED WITH THIS CHILDS DEATH. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND IT SOUNDS LIKE ALOT OF PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN MORE VOCAL ABOUT THE DRUGS AND THE NEGLECT ISSUES. BUT NO ONE SPOKE UP FOR ISRIAL.I PRAY THAT YOU WHO WERE INVOLVED WITH HIS LIFE WILL GET ON YOUR KNEES AND ASK GOD TO FORGIVE YOU FOR NOT SPEAKING UP AND ALSO FOR THE POOR SOULS WHO DID THIS. MAY GOD HAVE MERCY UPON YOU ONE DAY.

ALSO DID YOU GUYS KNOW THAT THE BABY HAD 4 OTHER BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND THEY ARE ALL IN FOSTER CARE.CHARLES DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HE WAS THE FATHER OF ISREAL BUT WHEN HE FOUND OUT HE WENT TO THE COURTS AND STOOD UP LIKE HE WAS SUPPOSE TO.

the mother "SAYS" she asked that but if you read the letters she's writing now she says that she was glad he was with the father and that she will help him with anything he needs right now money on his books, anything really. Now does that sound right? No, she's just all about publicity, and the paper says they went on a drug run when in reality you believe everything the gazette says. The baby was sick PRIOR to him coming to their house and were told he'd been sleeping a lot if April wasn't there and was at work most of the time and then he was sleeping when she got home, and he had been moving off and on, slightly snoring, and had the hiccups one time in there how is she to know the situation?

Okay maybe I misread something somewhere, but the way I am understanding this story is that the boy fell in the bathtub.....my daughter does it all the time...but apparently he fell a little too hard...so therefore the parents or whoever should have kept a close eye on him and if he started to show signs of anything out of the ordinary then they should have consulted a doctor. Now the way I read this story is the father thought the boy to be fine so they just went about their day...At some point they go to whereever to buy drugs...then at 9 pm they call 911 cuz the baby is dead...Does anyone read that rigor mortis was already set in when paramedics got there???? Cuz it takes at least I'm going to say 2-4 hours for that to happen...it doesn't happen instantly. So did they take their "dead" child to buy drugs with them??? In another article or maybe it was this one it said something about the child lossing consciousness when was that??? During the drug deal or after? There are some missing links in this story. But the only thing that really matters here is that a little boy lost his life...does not matter how or by who's hands...this little boy will never know what it is like to go to school or having friends for life. He is gone and no one can change that. I feel sorry for the mother who asked the courts to not let the father take the boy. A mother's instict is always right.

Neither would intentionally do anything to hurt their children? HE DOES DRUGS INTENTIONALLY...THEY TOOK 2 INNOCENT CHILDREN ON A DRUG RUN INTENTIONALLY. Give it up ROBSKI

"went face first into the corner of the tub, striking it very hard" Head injuries are not always apparent, therefore, when a parent sees that something like that happened, in his own words, "very hard", you got 2 choices, take them to be seen by a doctor, or you keep a very close vigilant watch over that child to see if their are any signs of a concussion or any other injury, YOU DO NOT LOAD THEM INTO A CAR TO GO BUY DRUGS!!!!!

Hey robski, ya think maybe probation status might have had something to do with the bond? Just a thought.

Honeybee, you said exactly what I wanted to say. WELL DONE!!Once I read your reply I quit thinking up my own. Perfectly said! We need to give little Israel a voice, God knows his parents and caregivers sure didn't. Shame on each and every one of them, including the foster mom. God rest his little innocent soul and to Hell with those who LET him die. I hope they live a long, long life remembering what they allowed to happen and suffer every minute remembering. This is a lesson people, take heed. If you are a parent, be one! Be responsible, love your children, put them FIRST. Get help if you need it, but don't let another little one die or suffer from abuse. We are reading too much lately about these poor innocents dying due to an adult. It's got to stop! It's a life, not a disposable human being. People like this should not be allowed to procreate.

HONEYBEE YOU MUST BE FROM WISCONSIN THE DUMB STATE WHO HAS AN OPINION.IT WAS AN ACCIDENT FOOL AND NOTHING ELSE.HE'S GETTING THIS TREATMENT BECAUSE HE'S BLACK.LOOK AT THE PICTURE
HIS GIRLFRIEND IS WHITE AND WITH THE SAME CHARGES BUT SHE'S ON A SIGNATURE BOND.

Robski, the fact is that a innocent child was not being cared for properly I have a very active 18 month old who falls and gets into things on a daily basis but if she were hurt bad enough to require medical attention I sure as hell am going to get it for her. I don't give a hoot what this guy was like or his pathetic girlfriend either. He made the choice to become a sperm donor but did not take on the responsibilities of a parent. This child died as a direct result of parental neglect and they absoultely should be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. Little Isreal did not get a first let alone a second chance at life where is his justice. People who behave this irresponsibly should not become parents in the first place. You can try and defend these people all you want people are just going to think you are crazy as well.

I think the girlfriend has suffered enough. She loved that little guy. She was not at home when he fell.She is the one who had to try cpr on him and then relized he was gone, How would any of you feel to have been in her place.Aparently he didn't take him to doc, but my own kids have fallen, and i don't rush to hospitol. I also no that he would never have delibertly killed the boy. As for girlfriend she made a bad decision, but he is the father and he decides what to do with his boy. She is a good mom, & loves her daughter very much. so don't judge her, until you have walked in her shoes. she has to live with noing that boy died in her home.

From what I have read I see a father with a drug problem trying his best. It was an accident that the baby fell in the tub, but Rivers should have gotten medical attention as soon as possible. Users do not see that they have a problem and are not thinking clearly when they are using. For this reason Israels otherwise apparent injuries went unnoticed. I understand that the girlfriend was not at home but she is in a way responsible as being a caregiver for the child and not getting him medical attention when she returned home. It is unfortunate that Israel had to leave our world this way but he is in a much better place now. Hopefully rivers will see what his drug abuse has done to his life and how it ended his sons. Remember that this could have happened to any family, even one without drug problems. If you are a parent you know just how hard it is taking care of a child(or children), now think of doing that while you have a major issue in your own life. If you have not overcome an addiction you cannot begin to understand how hard it is. I hope that Israels mom finishes getting the help that she needs, she has already taken a big step to recovery. My prayers go out to both families and to those who feel the right to judge others.

First of all if any of you really knew everything you'd have a right to say the stuff you say but none of you know all of the story you just read what the paper and the news say. As for the real mother of the child she's been in treatment for sometime had the baby taken away when he was 2 days old and the other four that she had are gone too. None of this would of ever happened if she wouldn't of been on drugs while the baby was in her stomach. Also as far as the girlfriend being charged I don't care what any of you think about the rest of her family that doesn't mean that she's like them and if you really knew her you'd know that she'd never and either would he for that matter hurt a child intentionally. Don't judge a book by it's cover. And if any of you read you'd know that April was at work when the incident happened. I've known my children to fall and hit their heads and other people's have had theirs hit their heads hard too and if a child was sick prior to the incident I'd think that he would be sleeping off his cold too. No one has interviewed the foster mom or the daycare to find out the truth in that matter. It's funny how the foster mom called and told them on Sunday (the day after he died and no one could find her or get ahold of her the night he died) that the baby had hit his head at daycare on friday. When the daycare got asked about it it in not much of an interview they said it happened on Wed. Isn't that crazy? Also the real mom had been quoted in the gazette saying bad things about Charles but now she's writing him saying the opposite of what she said in the paper. But all of you are gonna think what you want and remember GOD knows the truth and facts are facts but that doesn't mean it's always right.

DID YOU GUYS KNOW THAT THE BABY FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD AT THE DAYCARE ON WEDNESDAY BUT THE FOSTER MOM SAID HE FELL ON FRIDAY THE THE FATHER HAD GOT HIM???

MYMARO BABIES FALL IN THE TUB ALL THE TIME.WE FAIL AS PARENTS ALL THE TIME WE ARE NOT PERFECT.DRUGS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.A PROBLEM IS A PROBLEM NO MATTER WHAT IT IS.DON'T YOU DARE JUDGE HIM.

HER ENTIRE FAMILY AIN'T INVOLVED.SHE IS NOT THE MOTHER AND THE MOTHER IS IN MADISON.THE FATHER LIVED WITH ME OFF AND ON FOR 7 YEARS AND HE WOULD NEVER DO NOTHING TO HURT THAT BABY.

I know the accused, not personally, but I think that her entire family (for the most part) has issues. It's sad really. It's a waste to even bring a child in this world if you can't act like a responsible human being. And if this is his baby... and not hers... where is the biological mother?

well said amallama!!! i have been waiting for them to charge her as well, she is just as culpable as he is!! that poor child suffered, and they both need to be held accountable!!! may that sweet child rest in peace and sleep with the angels!!!

Well, it is high time they decide to charge her. Your baby doesnt "slip" in the tub and then you go buy crack and at 9pm decide something might be wrong with the baby! Whew, this has me fired up, I hope she is punished for this crime just like her man is going to be! There are many accidents that can happen in the home with a child, we all know that but they are guilty for what they did following the accident! Good, one less killer off the street!