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Parents Behaving Badly

Archive for November 2006

November 23rd, 2006

Father Slashes Autistic Son to Death

Well…Happy Fucking Thanksgiving, America. I wish I had better news to bring today. I wish I could say that, out of respect for the holidays, the world’s crazy parents took the day off. No such luck. Instead, we have the story of 50-year-old Bronx, New York resident Jose Stable, who called police yesterday from pay […]

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November 22nd, 2006

Mom of Amber Alert Child Arrested for Leaving Kid in Car

I admit: there have been occasions when running into the store that I’ve been tempted to leave the kids locked inside the car. I’ve never done it, though. And I’ve certainly never thought to leave them in a running car. 22-year-old Amy Elizabeth Calvin of Rocky Mount, North Carolina had no such second thoughts. She […]

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November 21st, 2006

Melinda Duckett’s Parents Sue CNN, Joshua Duckett for Their Daughter’s Death

Well, if this doesn’t beat all. Just when you think the Trenton Duckett case can’t get any more bizarre, reality steps up and proves you wrong. Hot tipper Amraan filled me in today on Beth and William Eubank of Lockport, New York, who are suing both CNN and Joshua Duckett over Melinda’s death. They’re also […]

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November 20th, 2006

Mom Who Missed Audio Cues During Beating on Trial for Murder

I have to face facts: this dislocated wrist is slowing me down. I’ve installed some voice recognition software in an attempt to pick up the pace, and it seems to be working pretty well. So let’s attack this backlog of PBB tips, shall we?
From hot tipper Tory comes this horrifying tale from Ypsilanti Township, Michigan. […]

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November 19th, 2006

British Girl Hospitalized after Ingesting Heroin Left “Lying Around” Parents’ Home

Could this be another sad case of a child consuming drugs left out by her dolt parents? Father William Williamson denies that. He says that his daughter was having a severe asthma attack, forcing him to call paramedics to his Edinburgh apartment . But paramedics and police report that Williamson had tried to make his […]

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November 18th, 2006

Court of Appeals Orders Manipulative Dad to Pay $119,000 in Back Child Support

Poor Robert Croak Jr. He probably thought he was being clever when he manipulated his work schedule to avoid paying an ass-ton of funds in child support. A nuclear power plant specialist by trade, Croak is unemployed for large periods of time as a matter of course. But the Massachusetts Courts of Appeals this week […]

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November 17th, 2006

Dad and Stepmother Charged with Beating Child to within Inches of Life

A hot tipper sent along a story about two parents who make Brandon Alan Austill, the dad who cattle-prodded his own baby, look like a canonized saint. Terry and Chandy Indula’s 3-year-old daughter is close to death after being tortured by the dad and stepmom for months on end. Authorities in Modesto, California say that […]

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November 16th, 2006

Parents Join Pile-On at Pee Wee Football Game

More bad-behaving parents at youth sports. This time, they’ve brought the violence down to the Pee Wee level. Date: this week. Location: Corpus Christi, Texas. The parents didn’t start the fire this time - it appears a coach did - but a few of them certainly didn’t mind getting in a few kicks for good […]

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November 16th, 2006

Are Parents Egging on Boys in Profanity-Laden Fight?

[WARNING: Violence and profanity involving young children ahead.]
[NOTE: YouTube removed the video. Watch it here instead.]

It sure looks that way. Thanks (?) to Karen for this hot tip about a video that was distributed on Myspace under the title “Jr. Ghetto Street Fights”. It depicts two young boys, apparently pre-teens, slugging one another in the […]

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November 16th, 2006

Father Who Allegedly Drove over 100mph Charged with Child Abuse

It’s hard raising teens. It’s the time of a child’s life when they’re striving to stake out their own identity - to separate and distance themselves from you. Many parents handle this poorly. The result is CPS, or Cool Parent Syndrome, in which parents toss their good judgment out the window in hopes of appearing […]

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