May God have mercy!
Very upsetting. It also makes me mad. What causes this?
I really don't know what to say about this sort of thing.
Why did they leave the infant alone with a 7 year old?
Tells me a lot...
And the Supreme Court says we can't put this kid to death.
Some of us on FR have been talking about the fact that recently we seem to be getting more and more child abuse/death stories. We can't figure out why that is.
Since you posted this one, I wanted to ask your motivation. Why post this story? What do you believe it achieves?
Thanks for your response.
Punch, hit and smash in order to get the baby to STOP crying? B.S. A 7yrs old is plenty old enough to know that.
Parents probably went next door to drink, or smoke it up, should've never been out of ear shot.
You don't trust ANYONE with, or near, a newborn - cat, dog, kids, friends, etc. unless you are standing right there. They are just too damn fragile to risk or assume anything.
Bottom line - they screwed up raising their 7yr old and that chicken came home to roost.
Open your wallet, we're all going to be paying for this 7 yr old kid the rest of his life - jail, institutions, welfare, etc. The parents little "gift" to the rest of us.
Note the article said "while the child was visiting his father" and "the father's girlfriend". I read that to assume that (a) the boy didn't live with his father and (b) the baby probably was a half-sister, born of a relationship the father had with his "girlfriend". From those two observations, I would make a good guess that the child did not have much of a home life and that at least one of his parents was leading a tawdry life of his own, and (c) There was a lack of loving nurturing in the kid's own home, i.e. he's witnessed other beatings.
All that said, this is a dreadful act; but the kid is probably not altogether totally to blame.
I hate to say this, but the kid should be put to death. If someone so young has the capacity to murder their own infant sister, then they don't deserve life themselves and do not belong on this planet.
I know I'm being harsh but no amount of "rehabilitation" has ever been shown to work. There is a 99% chance that this kid will do it again if given the chance.
We had a 4 y/o stab his sister to death here.
I honestly don't have a clue other than no one is paying attention to the kids.
Broken or disfunctional family situation I bet !!!
I have five grandchildren who have been taught through love to look out for one another , and they do , thank GOD .. .. ..
What is draining the innocence from so many childhoods? Perhaps the fact that fewer adults appear willing to expend the effort creating the environment that allows childhood to exist in the first place. As a society, we seem to be regressing to an ancient era.
wow.
kid in a non-stable family situation.
Not being fathered enough?
Not being controlled enough by a mother who uses him for emotional support?
Wow.
I have heard of murderous attempts done by young kids who were sexually abused or physically abused as very small children, who had the bonds of trust shattered and had this horribly deep well of anger.
Whatever it is, it is a true tragedy for the people involved.
Thanks for posting this story. I heard about it yesterday on the radio and couldn't find any other details.
These stories where young kids are killing babies and other young kids are heartbreaking.
The attack occurred in Tampa, while the boy was visiting his father. Police said the father and his girlfriend were outside with neighbors... -snip- Investigators said the boy was jealous of the attention the infant was getting and upset by her crying.
This explains a bit. The father should never have left the boy alone with the baby and the father and his gf should have anticipated that the boy, coming to spend time with dad from far away, might need some time to get used to the infant and some special attention from dad whom he lives away from. Of course, hindsight is 20/20 and it doesn't excuse the boy's anger and violent behavior.
A spokesman said detectives noted they'd never seen someone so young "show so much violence and so little remorse."
7 yr olds do understand right and wrong, but are not yet able to grasp fully the permanence of death. Such a tragedy. Prayers sent.
I was jealous of my baby sister, too. I was "the baby" for 5 years when she came into our lives. Did I beat her to death? No, I went into the closet and cried my eyes out. Unfortunately, in my grandmother's older home, the closet door locked and I was stuck in there until my father could take the door off and get me out.
Mom and Dad spent a lot of time holding me and comforting me afterwards, and then let me hold the baby while sitting between them. They talked to me about how this little girl would need me, just like they needed me, and how lucky she was to have me for a big sister. Then Mom made me promise to be a good big sister, and to help my little sister as she grew up, because she already loved me. My sister grabbed my finger, and I KNEW she already loved me.
She's my best friend now, and I would do anything for her.
Then again, I was raised in a very strict, structured household, with two loving, stern parents, who taught us early what was right and wrong and that there were consequences for our actions.
I have two children of my own, and am expecting a 3rd. I'm raising mine the exact same way. And when this new baby comes, I will introduce him or her to my children the same way my parents did it for me; by instilling in me a sense of obligation, and a sense of pride, in being an older sibling.
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