Slog - Comments on Every Child Deserves a Mother and a Father... http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31 Dan's on an airplane but his sarcastic motto is loud in my head: BAYOU LA BATRE, Alabama (AP)—A day after reporting his four young children were missing, a shrimp fisherman broke down and confessed that he threw them off an 80-foot-high bridge to their deaths, authorities said Wednesday. Lam Luong, 37, was charged with four counts of capital murder, and divers searched the murky waters for the bodies of the youngsters, who ranged in age from a few months to 3 years.Full story.... Copyright 2008 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:47:50 -0800 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:27:02 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by johnnie But was he married? This could just be another example of how damaging single parent households are to children.

]]> johnnie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895055 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895055 Hetero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:52:31 -0800 Comment by Amy Kate Horn Yes, he's married to the kids' mom. (Read the story.)

]]> Amy Kate Horn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895058 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895058 Hetero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:56:46 -0800 Comment by *gong* ugh. two of the kids names that he chucked off the bridge are also the names of one of my sibblings and I. creeepy.

Also, @ 1) Married or not, mistress or not, it's a hetero couple. which is the point of these posts.

]]> *gong* http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895063 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895063 Hetero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:00:05 -0800 Comment by Burgin99 The horse - it is dead. Please to be stopping the beating.

]]> Burgin99 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895067 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895067 Hetero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:08:16 -0800 Comment by K Wait. He had a wife... AND a girlfriend... to whom he would routinely drop off his (and his wife's) kids?

Is this like standard Gulf Coast practice? Cause the story's description is just too nonchalant.

Luong had a drug habit and had argued with his wife, Ngoc Phan, before taking the children....

Luong's girlfriend, who was living in a hotel in nearby Gulfport, Mississippi, was a factor in the couple's argument....

Ya think?

]]> K http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895071 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895071 Hetero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:12:31 -0800 Comment by monkey Besides, he's an immigrant so the fundies will just blame that. Everyone knows that foreigners don't have values.

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895073 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895073 Hetero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:13:54 -0800 Comment by Giffy Stupid hicks, you need a rope for bungee jumping.

]]> Giffy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895074 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895074 Hetero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:14:09 -0800 Comment by mao Other things that Dan is missing while on the airplane. http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2008-01-09-unchurched-survey_N.htm?!?!

Yes, it's USA Today, but I like that 44% of Americans find Christians annoying.

]]> mao http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895078 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895078 Hetero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:17:09 -0800 Comment by mao Excuse me, 44% of Americans who don't go to church find Christians annoying. Sort of a major omission on my part.

]]> mao http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895080 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895080 Hetero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:18:30 -0800 Comment by holz hey, bayou la batre is the city from forrest gump...

]]> holz http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895113 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895113 Hetero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:32:59 -0800 Comment by Judah Well that's the most horrifying fucking thing I've read all day. Thanks, fuckface.

]]> Judah http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895142 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895142 Hetero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:51:25 -0800 Comment by D Funny, I emailed this article to Dan a few hours ago...

]]> D http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895146 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895146 Hetero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:55:08 -0800 Comment by Bubba Gump Shrimp gumbo
Shrimp salad
shrimp cocktail
shrim n grits

]]> Bubba Gump http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895177 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895177 Hetero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:13:57 -0800 Comment by johnnie AKH, I shouldn't *have* to read the article to find out such information. The whole point of these posts are to illustrate the horrible things heterosexually married couples do to their children. Learn the genre.

]]> johnnie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895181 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895181 Hetero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:17:16 -0800 Comment by w7ngman I don't suppose y'all are looking for any crimes by gays against their children, or doing any kind of, you know, meaningful statistical analysis?

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895210 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895210 Hetero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:38:51 -0800 Comment by Wowza Burgin @4 - Back at you. You stupid piece of horse shit.

]]> Wowza http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895221 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895221 Hetero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:46:23 -0800 Comment by Y.F. From now on whenever I look at shrimp I'll think of dead babies.

]]> Y.F. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895240 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895240 Hetero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:01:01 -0800 Comment by Calamity Jane Good because the shrimp you're looking at are probably dead babies. Baby shrimp who were probably hoping to have a long and happy life before you ate them.

]]> Calamity Jane http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895281 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895281 Hetero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:42:24 -0800 Comment by kamikazi Fucking gooks. Anybody who's been to 'Nam can tell you their brains aren't wired right.

]]> kamikazi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895332 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895332 Hetero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:39:38 -0800 Comment by Sargon Bighorn @4 The beating is being inflicted on Gay Americans because THEY are not good enough to be parents. As the Religious Extremists would have you believe. So to counter the beats and show the lie for what it is, ie ONLY a Father and a Mother are good for children, Dan provides this public service. Now back away from your dead horse and move along.

]]> Sargon Bighorn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895335 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895335 Hetero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:47:16 -0800 Comment by Dr_Awesome For anyone wishing to see the other side of the coin, namely if gay parents can do as well or better than breeder parents, check out this story, first seen on The Stranger's Forums:

http://analoganalogy.blogspot.com/2007/12/two-dads-and-motherboard.html

]]> Dr_Awesome http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895363 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895363 Hetero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:44:10 -0800 Comment by CONDOMS PREVENT INNOCENT BABIES And I'll be they didn't even have a temporary parental license. Is it possible many of these tragedies could be prevented if people only knew that unprotected sex usually results in unexpected fetuses?

]]> CONDOMS PREVENT INNOCENT BABIES http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895383 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895383 Hetero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:41:16 -0800 Comment by Touring Straight parents are so fucking sick! We should ban straight adoptions.

]]> Touring http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895394 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895394 Hetero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:19:27 -0800 Comment by infrequent these are emotionally controversial sound byte posts. they should prove quite productive.

]]> infrequent http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895537 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_31#c895537 Hetero Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:27:02 -0800