The Gang Finds a Dumpster Baby
Criminal Activities
Attempted child exploitation
Consciously planning to exploit a child for commercial gain (turning the infant into a child actor) and conspiring to misrepresent the child's identity/ethnicity for marketing purposes.
Situation:
"The Gang tries to secure an agent to make 'D.B.' a star, including plans to misrepresent or alter the infant's ethnicity (putting him in a tanning bed or applying bronzer/shoe polish) to fit a marketable role."
Child endangerment
Leaving a child unattended in circumstances that endanger the child's welfare (state laws vary, but leaving an infant in a hot car or otherwise unattended can be criminal child endangerment or neglect).
Situation:
"The Gang discusses and attempts unsafe measures to alter the baby's appearance (tanning bed, shoe polish/bronzer) and otherwise mishandles the infant (inadequate supervision, questionable bathing/care), which constitute reckless endangerment of a child."
Discouraging reporting to authorities
Actively preventing or discouraging witnesses/other parties from contacting police or child protective services about a found infant.
Situation:
"When someone suggests calling the police or giving the baby to authorities, members of the Gang explicitly refuse and conceal the baby's presence instead of reporting the find."
Failure to report a found child
Keeping possession of a found infant and concealing the child's presence without notifying police or child protective services; effectively depriving the child of lawful custody and oversight.
Situation:
"Instead of immediately contacting authorities, the entire Gang takes the Dumpster baby into their care, hides the situation, and attempts to 'raise' or exploit the child themselves for days."
Theft
Unauthorized taking and consumption of another person's personal property (petty theft/larceny): intentionally taking possession of property belonging to someone else without that person's consent.
Situation:
"There are multiple instances of the Gang and others rifling through or taking items from the Dumpster (recovered goods, an 'Ali Baba sword' and other possessions). Characters later fight over who owns or stole specific items."