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Official Forums => News => Sick Sad World => Topic started by: New Era Outlaw on April 09, 2008, 07:34:43 AM
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Originally Posted by CNN
YORK, Pennsylvania (AP) -- A 2-year-old girl died after being beaten with a video game controller by her mother's boyfriend, police said Tuesday.
Darisabel Baez's mother overheard the beating Sunday but did nothing until she realized the girl was unconscious, police said. The girl was pronounced dead late Monday at Hershey Medical Center, police Lt. Ron Camacho said.
Homicide was added to the list of charges against Harve L. Johnson on Tuesday; he was already in jail on counts including aggravated assault and reckless endangerment.
The girl's mother, Neida E. Baez, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
It was clear from the bruises and other injuries on the little girl's body that Sunday was not the first time she had been abused, Dauphin County coroner Graham Hetrick told WGAL-TV. He said it was one of the worst cases of child abuse he has ever seen.
Baez, 19, called for an ambulance Sunday and said Johnson had brought the unconscious child to her, limp and wet from an attempt to revive her in a bathtub, a police affidavit said.
Johnson, 26, acknowledged beating the girl with a video game controller but did not say why, police said. Baez said that Johnson had abused the girl in the past and that she heard the girl scream after Johnson beat her Sunday, according to the affidavit.
Detective Dana Ward said Baez was charged because she did not intervene or try to get help for Darisabel.
Johnson and Baez remained in custody Tuesday. His bail was set at $200,000; hers was $25,000.
Through police, family members declined requests for interviews Tuesday. Court officials said they did not know whether Johnson and Baez had lawyers to speak for them.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/08/toddler.beater.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest
Ugh. What the hell is wrong with people?
By the way, before anybody gets all up in arms about, "OH GOD, OH GOD THEY'RE GOING TO BLAME VIDEO GAMES!!" READ the article carefully before you jump to any conclusions. As a friend of mine had put it on another forum:
There is no focus on videogames here, they just stated the murder weapon.
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This is very said. I had a look at the sotry earlier yesteday.
But while you and I know is a straight case of child abuse, and the controller is merely the murder weapon, some idiot is bound to burst out saying something like "He was playing Grand Theft Auto or some game the time and she disturbed him" which drove him to his acts...
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wouldn't be surprised if he was. GTA is a great game but also a bountiful playground for disturbed minds. lol
There is no innocence, only varying degrees of guilt.
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VERY nice Blogg written by Stephen King to boot!
http://www.dailytech.com/Stephen+King+Speaks+Out+Against+Videogame+Ban+Law/article11398.htm (http://www.dailytech.com/Stephen+King+Speaks+Out+Against+Videogame+Ban+Law/article11398.htm)
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unless the guy was found to have been playing postal or gta or something before goin on his rampage.... *sigh* i shudder to think if he was, wat the backlash will be :(.
unto the real issue.... not everyone is best suited for every job
and not everyone is right for the blessing that is parenthood...
normally id be blasting the moms left right an center for wanting ah gyangsta man from jail to ruff she up an ting.. buh this was just too sad, poor child and a baby girl to boot :(
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VERY nice Blogg written by Stephen King to boot!
http://www.dailytech.com/Stephen+King+Speaks+Out+Against+Videogame+Ban+Law/article11398.htm (http://www.dailytech.com/Stephen+King+Speaks+Out+Against+Videogame+Ban+Law/article11398.htm)
Nice article. WRONG THREAD.
Didn't you read what I posted?
By the way, before anybody gets all up in arms about, "OH GOD, OH GOD THEY'RE GOING TO BLAME VIDEO GAMES!!" READ the article carefully before you jump to any conclusions. As a friend of mine had put it on another forum:
There is no focus on videogames here, they just stated the murder weapon.
I hope you feel more sympathy for the little girl than what impact this may have on videogames (Hint: NONE), by the way.
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I have 1 word... inbreeding...
That aside... it's the MOST unfortunate thing when a child is the victim of a senseless violent act. I really do hope he repents.... however not before being introduced to dropping the soap in prison daily for 10 years at least.
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it's an unspoken understanding what happens to criminals that are incarcerated for srimes against children & women. i sure he'll get the 'dropped soap' special without much delay.