I recently wrote an opinion on a pstory about the the killing of a baby by her mother who ate parts of the child. I was immediately attacked by some who say that post partem was nothing to bitch about…I asked for any link that would confirm that it was the case…so far I have nothing.
Also asked the question of what type of society breeds that type pf mental sickness…well still no answer to that question either. Then I read this story of the 13 year old girl in Wisconsin on the AP website:
A long-simmering feud between a 13-year-old girl and her step-grandfather erupted after the man allegedly poured her milk down the drain, prompting the girl to fatally stab him in the neck, court documents said.
The Milwaukee girl is charged as an adult with first-degree reckless homicide, which carries a maximum penalty of 60 years in prison. At an initial appearance Tuesday in Milwaukee County Children’s Court, she was ordered held on $150,000 cash bond.
Her mother and grandmother declined to speak with The Associated Press after the hearing.
Public defender Joy Sherard told the AP that county officials had intervened in the household on several occasions in the past but she declined to elaborate, citing concern for the family’s privacy.
In their criminal complaint, prosecutors said the confrontation began Saturday after Brown went shopping with her mother and Moon’s stepdaughter, Denitra Aldridge, and brought groceries back to the house.
Aldridge and Brown poured bowls of cereal, but when they tried to add milk Moon sarcastically told Brown she could have some only after Aldridge’s child was served, authorities said.
Aldridge told investigators Brown responded with a profane outburst, adding “Next time I’m going to bust you.”
Prosecutors said the 48-year-old Moon dumped what was left of the milk down the drain and turned his back, taking a glass of milk into the living room, apparently to prepare it for the baby.
Aldridge told authorities Brown grabbed a paring knife with a 2- to 3-inch handle from the sink and charged after Moon. Aldridge told investigators she previously had seen Brown threaten Moon with knives but never use them.
Brown knocked the milk out of Moon’s hand, and when he turned, she swung at him, according to the complaint. Aldridge said she thought Moon had been punched in the face, but then saw he was covered in blood.
State law mandates that children older than 10 accused of first-degree intentional or reckless homicide be charged in adult court, said district attorney John Chisholm. He said the case should remain in adult court, although he expected the defense would seek to have the case returned to juvenile court.
Okay there maybe some history of discontent between the two, but wasd this something to kill another person over? I continue to ask, what type of society do we have that this type of thing is becoming common place?
One could argue that it seems more common because of the 24 hoour news cycle and this type of thing has been going on for some time and we are just now being exposed to it my readily. Even it that is true…what type of society are we leaving for our children?
An excellent if sobering post. I’m afraid have to admit that I usually prefer not to even think about this because it is so depressing. What with the rent-a-mob hoodlums out there and these degenerates, one can quickly find oneself in a seriously melancholy frame of mind.
They are a minority, of course, but their numbers are increasing – rapidly and the saddest thing is that, on the face of it, I don’t think we’re talking about any kind of mental illness here at all, even though the behaviour looks to be almost psychotic in nature.
Certainly in the UK and it seems in the US too, it appears to me that there is now a large group of children who have grown, or are growing, up with no regard whatsoever for themselves, let alone other people. People’s possessions, happiness, wellbeing, or even lives mean nothing to them at all, so consideration for others is not even on their radar. What they want NOW, whatever it may be, is the only criterion by which they live (if you can call it living).
It is, of course, totally a failure in education that has produced a huge number of disfunctional people who have become even more disfunctional parents. Add to that the litigation culture that is so loved by the political correctness lobby and you have the recipe that has produced this worthless underclass in much of the West.
Some of these youngsters will, naturally, wake up and smell the coffee and realise that society is doomed if it doesn’t stamp on this attitude with an enormous boot and will therefore soon be faced with a very stark choice indeed. Those few may hopefully turn their lives around and become decent citizens, but I fear it will be a relative minority and I’m simply thankful that, at my age, I probably won’t see the full effects of this when the next generation comes along – how bad will that be?
AF I appreciate the return visit…like I said it maybe that there is more coverage now than before…but it is still very disconcerting to know that we as a culture are giving birth to these types. This girl will be sent to a max prison and will no doubt become more harden than if she was not…that is another problem with the US prison system….we make hard criminals harder with very little real rehab.
My first thought about this story is that there could have been some kind of abuse. Maybe not physically, possibly mentally. The recount of the milk makes think that is a possibility.
Morning Terrant and there probably was some sort of abuse…but what makes a 13 year old think that killing is the answer. Like I keep saying there is more to this story than we may know, but the solution she chose was a bit extreme, IMO.