Ghastly, savage and barbaric. I am always amazed that these kinds of unfeeling louts can come up with these things. The child was crying/whining at 17 months old? What did this scumbag expect? Scintillating conversation over a quiet dinner? And, then, to come up with the notion that hot oil and a hair dryer would help the situation?
Seems to me that the same should be done to the perp... Any volunteers to help?
Get in line behind me -- and don't expect there to be much left to work with when I'm your turn comes. Scum like that don't rank amongst my favorite people.