Slog - Comments on Every Child Deserves a Mother and a Father... http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_55 Three children were taken into protective custody after their parents passed out drunk in a hotel reception [area] during a holiday in the Algarve. The children, aged one, two and six, were taken to a children's home on Friday.... The police were called shortly after the couple returned to the Aparthotel Mourabel in Vilamoura at around 10pm. A barman at the hotel, who did not want to be named, said: "The husband collapsed in the hotel reception while his wife staggered into the bar with her children and fell into a chair." The hotel manager said: "She was struggling with... Copyright 2008 Mon, 05 May 2008 11:15:10 -0800 Mon, 05 May 2008 12:43:41 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Make my day "Dorothy Screws "witnessed her only son, U.S. Army Pvt. Tommie Edward Jones, commit suicide right before her eyes six weeks ago in Colorado.

One thing Screws and her family did not know until after her son’s death — which occurred March 25 at Fort Carson, Colo. — was that Jones, 27, had Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from when he fought in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2007"

But war is good for children. Dan Savage told us that in his pro-war October 2002 article.

]]> Make my day http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_55#c1014117 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_55#c1014117 Hetero Mon, 05 May 2008 12:23:47 -0800 Comment by max solomon oh, gimme a break. the kids were probably drinking too.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_55#c1014131 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_55#c1014131 Hetero Mon, 05 May 2008 12:27:04 -0800 Comment by Make my day This is funny! If you type in the name of that pro-war article (I referenced above) by Dan Savage in 2002 when he called for war on I_R_A_Q_. The spam filter catches it. SLOG is censoring references to an article written by Dan Savage. THAT is funny.

]]> Make my day http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_55#c1014132 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_55#c1014132 Hetero Mon, 05 May 2008 12:27:09 -0800 Comment by Bob Because only moms and dads get too drunk! Stop heterosexual drinking NOW.

]]> Bob http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_55#c1014181 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_55#c1014181 Hetero Mon, 05 May 2008 12:37:51 -0800 Comment by Copte Fartf Dan Savage 10-2002

“War may be bad for children and other living things, but there are times when peace is worse for children and other living things, and this is one of those times.”

“In the meantime, invading and rebuilding Iraq will not only free the Iraqi people, it will also make the Saudis aware of the consequences they face if they continue to oppress their own people while exporting terrorism and terrorists. The War on Iraq will make it clear to our friends and enemies in the Middle East (and elsewhere) that we mean business: Free your people, reform your societies, liberalize, and democratize… or we’re going to come over there, remove you from power, free your people, and reform your societies for ourselves

]]> Copte Fartf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_55#c1014198 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/every_child_deserves_a_mother_and_a_fath_55#c1014198 Hetero Mon, 05 May 2008 12:43:41 -0800