Assertion: abandonment | /r/HasProperty | serious crime
Facets:
value: in many jurisdictions
type: LOCATION
value: "today
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Today, abandonment of a child is considered to be a serious crime in many jurisdictions because it can be considered malum in se (wrong in itself) due to the direct harm to the child, and because of welfare concerns (in that the child often becomes a ward of the state and in turn, a burden upon the public fisc).
text: I'm not so sure that this sentence is correct: "Today, abandonment of a child is considered to be a serious crime in many jurisdictions, because the result is that the child and the other parent, if any, often end up on welfare.