Posted on 02/13/2012 10:19:17 PM PST by grundle
A Knoxville man left to watch over his girlfriend's 11-year-old son while she was at work beat the boy to death over a span of nine hours on Saturday, according to Pittsburgh police.
The 29-year-old boyfriend, Anthony Bush, told police that he began beating the boy, Donovan McKee, with wooden sticks shortly after noon when Donovan failed to vacuum their apartment at 107 Knox Ave. in Beltzhoover as Mr. Bush had instructed, according to a police criminal complaint. The beatings, Mr. Bush told police, lasted until about 9 p.m.
"During the beatings, at times, the sticks would break and Bush would order Donovan to clean up the pieces of the broken sticks," the complaint states, "Bush stated he would take breaks, get new sticks, and continue beating the child throughout the day."
The Allegheny County medical examiner's office has ruled Donovan's death a homicide caused by blunt force trauma to the head, trunk and extremities.
Mr. Bush, who has been charged with endangering the welfare of children and criminal homicide, told police he used at least three sticks, and that he struck Donovan with at least "one clean" head shot during the incident, according to the complaint. Donovan's 5-year-old brother was home at the time and witnessed some of the attacks, but was not harmed, according to the police.
Mr. Bush told police he had been having problems with Donovan lately and knew that he was going to have to discipline him for his behavior. He also told police he had to wait until after the boy's mother, Cynthia McKee, left for work because she often stopped him when he disciplined the children.
Mr. Bush lived at the apartment with Ms. McKee and her sons.
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Wow unbelievable. I just went through to see what you posted on this thread. You agree with cherry’s statement then you clarify what you meant and apparently what you thought cherry meant even though she said this “I’m sorry to say this but males have no business babysitting children that are not their own”. That’s pretty clear that she believe that men have no business babysitting kids that aren’t theirs.
Then you go on to TWIST what I said as an attack on ALL the men on this site. I was actually sympathizing with the men that hate women after seeing how they were smeared.
Cherry’s statement included ALL men and you defend her. My statement included some men (which I have seen on this site) and you attack me.
You sound like you have a serious bias against men or you have very poor reading comphrension skills.
BTW, I do not condone leaving children with just anyone. I am VERY careful who I leave my children with, men OR women. So I understand that. I couldn’t imagine how hard it would be if I was single. However, I will not sit by and listen to someone paint ALL men with the broadbrush of the evil man in this article.
I know several good men who would have defended my step daughters from harm at all cost if needed. I knew others who were blood related including the dad whom I would not trust to watch a dog without doing it harm. The parents job is having discernment between the two types of personalities as too safe interactions with the kids.
When we got married my wife could not come home for another four months due to a long term hospitalization and spinal rehab. That meant the kids were with me. I was not a live in BF before that either. I took the kids too my parents home and they stayed there with me and my parents. My dad due to logistics ended up driving them too school on his way too work in the mornings and I picked them up in the afternoon. We trusted him 100%. Her dad although biologically related to the kids we would not have trusted at all.
Very good point! I will never understand how anyone could harm a child in or out of the womb!
What a blessing you must be to your family. Step families can be hard sometimes but what a blessing when a stepparent takes the children as his/her own. My husband’s step mom and her parents are closer to us than my biological grandparents. People aren’t animals. We don’t bond only with those that have our blood. If we did that would make adoption/step families impossible. Thanks for sharing your story.
"I said so many men as in a shocking amount of men." in post 73.
Then, "quite a few men" in post 73.
And then to, "several men" in post 74.
What I posted was in response to what you originally posted. I'm not retracting what I said when you can't make up your mind how you want to say what you have to say. And now in your latest post you're actually defending cherry after attacking him/her in your post I responded to originally! LOL
You have been thoroughly refuted by many people on this thread. You have not answered any of the posts. Are you ready to retract these statements and apologize to all the wonderful stepfathers, adoptive fathers, and good loving men that you smeared with it?
Yes, cherry, I think you should come back and clarify what you meant. I have been defending what you posted on this thread on the belief that you meant boyfriends, significant others, live-in boyfriends, etc (which I would agree with) and NOT adoptive fathers, foster fathers, and the like.
I agree Bulwyf - and to think there are people that would have given whatever it took to adopt this child. So many people would love a child and people like this have them.
This guy says the child had a cut on his arm so he got a needle and thread and sewed up the wound??? Words fail me..
more proof that there is no god. What merciful god allows an 11 yearold to be beaten to death?
I am trying not to make this personal so I apologize for my comment about your reading comprehension.
I clarified my original post because clearly you MISUNDERSTOOD what I wrote. I did NOT clarify it because I CHANGED my opinion.
“A shocking amount”, “quite a few” and “several” all mean the same thing. I didn’t use the exact same phrasing every time. I think if you will look at it again you will realize that.
I do not have an exact count of all the men I have seen that post about their hatred or distrust for women. There have been many posts. It would however still only be a VERY small percentage of the men on FR. So NO I did not insult all the men on FR. In fact, I did not insult the men that I was referring to. I was sympathizing with them.
I NEVER defended cherry’s statement. If you are referring the end of my post about being careful who you leave your children with (men or women), that is just common sense. I was actually agreeing with your clarified statement.
Cherry smeared EVERY man that doesn’t have a biological relationship with a child and I will NEVER defend that position.
I am so sorry you feel this way. Your words truly broke my heart! However, this is not proof that there is no God. The evil in this world is a result of sin. God has given us a free will to choose. Some people choose evil. I will pray for you and that the truth will be revealed to you.
I am so sorry you feel this way. Your words truly broke my heart! However, this is not proof that there is no God. The evil in this world is a result of sin. God has given us a free will to choose. Some people choose evil. I will pray for you and that the truth will be revealed to you.
I'm sorry, but that right there is pretty dang funny! LOL I don't know where you went grew up, but I don't know of anywhere that those phrases would be construed to mean the same thing.
And now, I'm done with this unless cherry decides to come back and face the inquisition.
You can be done with our discussion if you like. I was civil with you and attempted to explain any misunderstanding. You defended the indefensible and now you are the one backtracking and projecting.
It may not be shocking to you with your anti male bias but several men on a conservative forum that hate women is a shocking amount to me. In what universe does several and quite a few not mean the same thing? They both mean more than a few.
I think maybe I gave you more credit than you deserve for your reading skills.
Several:
adjective ~ 1.being more than two but fewer than many in number
quite a few:
determiner ~ An indefinite and somewhat large number; more than a few but fewer than a lot
shocking:
adjective ~ 1. Highly disturbing emotionally.
amount:
noun ~ 1. The total, aggregate or sum of material. Not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items.
2. A property that can exist as a magnitude or multitude.
Thus, a "shocking amount" would be a highly disturbing indeterminate, undefined sum or multitude and not necessarily "several" or even "quite a few".
As you have now been shown, my reading comprehension is sufficient that I recognize the difference in the quantifiers that you chose to use. And now, how 'bout you let this drop, eh? Thanks and Good Night.
Hello? From your own definition
Several- fewer than many in number
quite a few- fewer than a lot
Fewer than many and fewer than a lot.
SAME THING and EXACTLY WHAT I SAID
Meaning SOME BUT NOT ALL THE MEN ON FREEREPUBLIC
Good Grief!
Shocking- Highly disturbing
I was disturbed (shocked) that ANY amount of men on a conservative forum would distrust and have so much animosity to women.
Just like I am disturbed/shocked by the statement about men and your defense of it.
You want it to drop because you tried to turn the subject back on me. Classic Alinsky tactic.
YOU are the one the the 100% (your words) agreed with the post by cherry and now you are the one backtracking.
Remember this?
To: gunsequalfreedom; cherry
“I’m sorry to say this but males have no business babysitting children that are not their own....nature is nature...men and women are different afterall folks...
“That is the most absurd post of the year. Wow. Shocking.”
And one that, as a single mom, I totally, totally agree with 100%. This happens often enough that single mothers should have learned the lesson by now that it’s not safe or prudent to leave their young children with unrelated males. But some women simply must have a man, any man, even known dangerous ones, in their life.
63 posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 8:05:54 AM by My hearts in London - Everett (Gingrich or bust!)
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I can’t possible reply to all the women hitting up on me, err, I mean hitting me on this post. I assure you, your children are safe with me.
But what do you call all those frying pans with one flat side where they hit the wall? Are you girls really bad shots are do you miss on purpose when you throw one of those things.
Guys, if they get a frying pan in their hands, run to the bar. Nobody ever lets a mad wife get near you when you are at a bar.
About the guy that did this to the kid, give him a speedy trial and a rope around his neck. Disgusting that anyone could be like that.
I said this in post #71 ‘No wonder so many men on this site are rabid women haters with posts like cherry’s’
I would like to post a correction for all to see. I should have said....
No wonder SOME men on this site are rabid women haters with posts like Cherry's.
The argument has become about my choice of words. I did not mean that there are alot of men on this site that are women haters. There are some men on this site that do hate women. They usually post in the family court/child support threads.
The debate became about my choice of words and the original intent of my post was lost. The original intent was to state that I can NOW understand some men's hatred of women especially when someone (cherry) says they can't be trusted with children.
My post was framed as an attack on the men of FR but that was not the intent. It was intended as a defense. If anyone else thought that I attacked the men on this site I apologize. I am TIRED of the attack on men in this country!!!!
I would also like to apologize the ‘My hearts in London -Everett’ for the argument we have had on this thread.
Blessings to you all!
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