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From Times Wire Reports A couple jailed on charges they starved their four adopted sons denied the accusations. In statements relayed from jail by their minister, Raymond and Vanessa Jackson said the boys were well fed and taken care of. They attributed the boys' physical conditions to eating disorders or other ailments. The four boys, ages 9 through 19, each weighed less than 50 pounds when they were found. The eldest, Bruce, told authorities he and his brothers were locked out of the kitchen and had eaten wallboard to ward off hunger. Raymond Jackson told the minister Bruce had a penchant for lying. source:http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-briefs2.2nov02,1,3463327.story?coll=la-headlines-nation ok. this is a great argument for public flogging. |
a 19 year old boy at less than 50 lbs is fucking crazy. and tne picture of the whole family, there are some chunky chicks in that family. |
The real question is how the fuck did the social workers in the area not notice this? How do you fail to notice a 50lb 19 year old boy, or even a 100lb one, or four boys like that in the same house? Boggles the mind. |
There is also testimony of neighbors who called the police to report this before and it went unnoticed. One of the boys (now the 19 year old) got out about 9 years ago and ended up at a neighbors house where they fed him and filed a report. I have small children, with reasons to be small, though not eating disorders, and I can tell you that even my 9 year old weighs 50 lbs. On top of that, it makes no sense that all of the girls are at a healthy weight and the boys aren't. Being that, I don't think there is an eating disorder to blame for that. I also heard that the parents were trying to partially blame it on them being babies of drug addicts and alcoholics and being smaller because of that, but every single drug addicted baby I have seen has caught up in weight before they entered kindergarten. So on that I call bullshit. I just can't believe that it has taken this long for something to be done. Those poor babies, and they got more of them while they were doing this to them. Fuckers. |
damn. even if it is true that the kids have serious eating disorders, they never took them to see a doctor? not once in 5 years? |
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"Why would I not trust them? I know them, I grew up with them. They are my friends." Oh, brother. That reminds me of the poster in that Strong Bad email cartoon...the one with the guy bursting triumphantly out of the ocean with the words "I HAVE FRIENDS!" written above him. God, that's hilarious. |
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Notice that, at the beginning, they say that five keepers have been killed by animals at the parks. Only later do they reveal that the animals doign the killing were tigers and elephants. It's a classic example of rearranging the truth to produce a desired emotional response. |
But animals are unpredictable, even the ones that seem to be much like us. And it's still a bad idea - sounds like too many old Tarzan movies for someone! It is a sensationalist article though. |
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Homsar is the underbite guy in one of the earliest emails? |
Homsar is the underbite guy in one of the earliest emails? |
i was raised by a cup of coffee in the trogdor e-mail, when strong mad is carving "dragon" in the table, click on the R |
http://www.koko.org/ |
My emails are like my childrens. |
True story. It's better when she tells it. Everyone is different. No two people are not on fire. |
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******* One villager who took part in the feast was quoted in contemporary accounts as saying "we ate everything but his boots". One of his boots is reportedly on display in the Fiji Museum. *********** |
. And the boot thing is perfect. |
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just plain bad business. |
I know its totally passe but I really miss him. Great speech. I regret not catching Carter though. |
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I missed Clinton's speech last night, so I watched it now. Goddamn. TEARS were in my eyes, it was so right on. "Strength and wisdom are not opposing values." TESTIFY. And how awesome was it that he has the balls to stand in front of the nation and include himself in the list of politicians who avoided serving in Vietnam before praising Kerry? Listening to him reminded me how much I miss him. Shoot, if he bought himself an island in the South Pacific and declared himself Emperor, I would move there. He was a great leader. |
that line from gore about the supreme court picking the next president and this president picking the next supreme court would be all over national headlines, were the situation reversed and it came from a republican challenger. as it is, that'll likely be the last anyone hears it. carter was underwhelming. i don't know if it's because he's getting feeble or because i was expecting to be enchanted and it didn't happen. |
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