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Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Every Child Needs a Mother and a Father

posted by on February 6 at 10:50 AM

From yesterday’s Seattle Times:

An Albany father used a 100,000-volt stun gun on his 18-month-old son, police said today. Rian Whittman, 23, has been accused of assault and criminal mistreatment.

Police said he used it “multiple times” over three weeks. A police spokesman said there were up to 10 instances. Police said Whittman’s wife, 21, who was not named, reported the abuse on Saturday.

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1

Holy crap. How is that kid not dead?

Posted by Baxter | February 6, 2007 11:38 AM
2

isn't that how X-Men are created?

Posted by konstantconsumer | February 6, 2007 11:40 AM
3

Actually, allow me to be VERY nerdy for a moment. X-men are born with their mutant abilities. They are the "next evolution" in human development. (And also a kick-ass metaphor for homosexuality.)

Usually, it's super VILLAINS that are born from such tragic circumstances. That kid may grow up to be Spiderman's new arch rival, The Shocker.

Posted by Baxter | February 6, 2007 11:53 AM
4

dork face.

Posted by konstantconsumer | February 6, 2007 11:55 AM
5

The Shocker is some women's arch rivals as well.

But in actual news: Dan, you should really number these things so we know how well heteros are doing in the parenting dept.

Posted by Brie | February 6, 2007 12:01 PM
6

Most people, when struck by the urge to hit their kids with 100,000 volts, are stymied by the fact that they don't HAVE a 100,000 volt stun gun in the house. What the hell?

Posted by Fnarf | February 6, 2007 12:05 PM
7

Geez, when I was a kid we just used to get the lil' tykes to stick their tongues on the hot-wires surrounding the cow pasture...

Posted by COMTE | February 6, 2007 12:19 PM
8

Dan,

If you'd like to send these clips to Washington Supreme Court Justice Barbara "Marriage Is For Procreation" Madsen, here's her address:

The Administrative Office of the Courts
Attn: Barbara Madsen
1206 Quince Street SE
P.O. Box 41170
Olympia, WA 98504-1170

Posted by Original Andrew | February 6, 2007 1:02 PM
9

Why did it take so long for the "wife" to do something...like kill the mother fucker?

Posted by Nanak8 | February 6, 2007 1:45 PM
10

Typical left-wing media. Take the baby's side. Did you even mention that the kid was coming after the father with a broken beer bottle?

Posted by The_Pope_Of_Chili_Town | February 6, 2007 2:16 PM
11

i'm still trying to understand how the father can only be charged with criminal mischief (6-12 mos.) and assault (90 months)... and the mother- besides losing her child to the state- faces no legal issues? i think life in prison.. with a daily stungun reminder of what he did to his own helpless infant... for this evil nimrod is too light a sentence.

Posted by bijoubaby | February 7, 2007 1:39 AM
12

You know, no one is more stressed and easily frazzled by the sound of a crying infant than I am, and everyone knows I'm not a particularly nice person, but for some reason, it simply has never crossed my mind to electrocute the little wailers.

As Fnarf said, WHAT the FUCK?!

Posted by Geni | February 7, 2007 3:56 PM

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