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.
Why post ANY story? It's local area news posted on FR for people to comment on and debate if the story necessitates. It is the fabric of FR, is it not?
What's with the "achievement" angle????
It's an ugly heartbreaking story but turning your eyes away will not bring the child back to life.
Quit whining, take your damn blinders off and see reality as it is. I know the truth is too much to bear for too many but shunning it doesn't make it go away.
I think posting a story like this makes people aware. My husband was married before and his ex-wife allows her children to pretty much care for themselves, he tried to get custody, but the judges say basically he has little rights. The boy will hit and choke his sister over a video game. I think that most of this comes from a world where parents think their children "do no wrong, my little angel" also where we take up for our children in the extremest of circustances in order keep them from seeing consequences for their actions or to keep from having to face the fact that something might not be quite right. We also show children through television, games and media, children really can get away with murder...after all they say "what can they do to me, I am too young......"
FreeRepublic is nothing more than a news source.
That's not to diminish the greatness of FreeRepublic.com but facts are facts.
The slower the newsday...the more tabloid-like it becomes.