woman orders child to kill hamster with hammer as punishment.

Jarheadwed · #1 January 22nd, 2010, 04:45 PM

Mom made son kill hamster with hammer, police say 012210 - The Augusta Chronicle

While I think the county absolutely made the right choice in charging her, some posts in the story's comment board seem to think it was unwarranted to charge her. What do you think?

**Badfish** · #2 January 22nd, 2010, 04:49 PM

W T F???? She should be charged with more than that! Ugh! I am so disgusted right now! I don't know what additional charges I would think are appropriate, but that woman is the very essence of cruel. She doesn't deserve to have children or animals, and I don't make that statement lightly.

frgsonmysox · #3 January 22nd, 2010, 04:50 PM

holy..... he needs to be taken from her. That is horribly mentally abusive to the boy to make him do something like that!

KrazE · #4 January 22nd, 2010, 04:51 PM

I absolutely agree that she should be charged, and the charges are exactly what she deserves, sick twisted *!tch

Gina1978 · #5 January 22nd, 2010, 04:51 PM

I dont know what to say

What is wrong with people??

Kalia20 · #6 January 22nd, 2010, 04:54 PM

She got what she deserved. Thats not right.

#7 January 22nd, 2010, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Jess is Write

W T F???? She should be charged with more than that! Ugh! I am so disgusted right now! I don't know what additional charges I would think are appropriate, but that woman is the very essence of cruel. She doesn't deserve to have children or animals, and I don't make that statement lightly.

What a horrific woman.

Jarheadwed · #8 January 22nd, 2010, 04:57 PM

I can't imagine. I had a pet rat as a young teen, and I loved him. How traumatic to that poor kid. I don't get why some of the article's posters thought it was over the top at all.

foxfire_ga79 · #9 January 22nd, 2010, 04:59 PM

Ditto everyone else. That boy is going to be scarred. I can't imagine the trauma.

Quantum_Leap · #10 January 22nd, 2010, 05:03 PM

That's about all I can say. That boy is going to be in therapy for a loooong time.

SweetSimpleThings · #11 January 22nd, 2010, 05:08 PM

I heard this on the radio earlier, and felt like I was going to vomit. It's hideous and horrible and I'm glad she was charged. What a terrible "punishment" to inflict on a child, that IS emotional abuse.

Frankly, someone capable of doing this has probably been doing terrible **** to that kid for years

Undomesticated Housewife · #12 January 22nd, 2010, 05:14 PM

My stomach turned just reading the title. I have read some terrible stories today, but to think of a MOTHER making her child kill a beloved pet.. makes me just sick. Children often think of pets as FRIENDS. My God..

LorieB · #13 January 22nd, 2010, 05:17 PM

Can I just ditto everyone else? If you want adjectives on how I feel, just look up appalling in your thesaurus.

Kalia20 · #14 January 22nd, 2010, 05:17 PM

Isnt that behaviour considered to be that of a sociopath?

Undomesticated Housewife · #15 January 22nd, 2010, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Kalia20

Isnt that behaviour considered to be that of a sociopath?

Thats what I was thinking.. I was trying to figure out a term for this.. I dont think sociopath by proxy would be correct.. I dont know. Its just sickening. Sick, sick, SICK. And sounds close to my house (90min sw of ATL?).. scary.

I cant believe the comments!!! Its not about the f'ing HAMSTER! Its about the child! GAWD!

Lilmom · #16 January 22nd, 2010, 06:58 PM

Woooow.

This isn't as uncommon as you think it is though... I've heard of stuff like this before.

Jarheadwed · #17 January 22nd, 2010, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Lilmom

Woooow.

This isn't as uncommon as you think it is though... I've heard of stuff like this before.

what?? That's terrible!!

zzz · #18 January 22nd, 2010, 07:06 PM

:si ck:.... is all I can say. My heart hurts for that boy.

Lisa

#19 January 22nd, 2010, 07:24 PM

That poor little boy! Are you serious? I wish that was some sort of bad joke, because I really think she ought to stay in jail. She forced her CHILD to murder an animal because of a bad grade? ***?