Mother on Probation for Neglect kills child by... Neglect...

CNN posted this avoidable mishap.

Sleeping mom kills nursing baby
Allegedly drunk, she apparently passes out on top of infant

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin (AP) -- A 4-month-old girl died when her inebriated mother fell asleep on top of her while breast-feeding, prosecutors said.

Lorinda Hawkins told police she fell asleep about 15 minutes after she started breast-feeding the baby February 23 because of her intoxication, a criminal complaint said. When she woke up about an hour later, the baby was pale and wasn't breathing, the complaint said.

Hawkins was charged Friday with one count of child neglect causing a death. If convicted as a repeat felony offender, she could be sentenced to 29 years in prison and fined $100,000.

Defense lawyer Steven Smits asked for Hawkins' release on signature bond so she could enter substance abuse treatment, but she remained jailed late Friday on $7,000 bond. A preliminary hearing was scheduled November 17.

The 27-year-old -- who was on probation for child neglect -- had consumed six double-shot alcoholic beverages at a bowling alley, the complaint said. A toxicologist estimated her blood alcohol level ranged from .15 to .27 percent.

Her husband drove Hawkins and their 4-year-old daughter to the bowling alley and later brought them home, then went out drinking himself, according to the complaint. The baby was unresponsive when he returned an hour later, the complaint said.

Hawkins was on probation for neglect of the same child, and was prohibited from drinking alcohol and from having unsupervised contact with all four of her children at once, court documents show.

Thank you law officials for enabling this to happen. This child's blood is also on your hands. Although I completely fault this pathetic excuse for motherhood, you also have a hand in this. Next time, do not allow someone this messed up to have her children.

Sometimes, the world just doesn't seem to have its head on straight. Remind me not to go to Wisconsin any time soon as I would probably be forced to start my own population limitation campaign.

First SARS, now The Bird Flu? Pandemic or Hype...

Remember how SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) was going to ravage the World's population, and threaten civilization as we know it?

Well, here is the CDC's most recent update on the virus:

"Currently, there is no known SARS transmission anywhere in the world. The most recent human cases of SARS-CoV infection were reported in China in April 2004 in an outbreak resulting from laboratory-acquired infections. CDC and its partners, including the World Health Organization, continue to monitor the SARS situation globally."

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/situation.htm

Enter "The Bird Flu" and the most recent headlines from USA Today:

Experts estimate fighting bird flu to cost $1.5B over 3 years

According to the World Health Organization, this bird flu outbreak emerged in Asia in late 2003! Why is this all of a sudden an urgent threat? A short window? 2 years? Hmmm.

11-9-2005 - David Nabarro, senior U.N. system coordinator for avian and human influenza, proposed creating a U.N.-led organization to coordinate international aid efforts and financial assistance with needy countries.

"Coordination is difficult when facing uncertainties. ... There's a very short window of opportunity when a pandemic starts for initial assessment and a robust response," Nabarro said.

My Take: While it is a very real and serious virus, if it really is a potential "Pandemic" why have the WHO, U.N. etc. leaders been so slow to react? Of course this is just one persons opinion. Comments as always are welcomed!

This Story is Nothing Short of Mind Blowing...

Wow... Just... Wow...

Man who wooed 13-year-old girl gets prison

Parents at first consented to the relationship, then soured on him

Derrick Kenrick spent two years cultivating a relationship with a 13-year-old Washington County girl from his home in Rome, Ga., both online and on the telephone.

He told her his name was "Dirk," and that he was 19 years old. Later, he told her he was 22.

But when he showed up at her home in August 2004, he was actually 49. Despite his being more than three times the girl's age, her parents allowed her to date Mr. Kenrick.

Ultimately, the parents put a halt to the relationship and contacted police. In July, Mr. Kenrick pleaded guilty to traveling across state lines to have sexual relations with a minor.

Yesterday, he was sentenced to nearly four years in prison.

During an hourlong hearing, some of the details of Mr. Kenrick's life were exposed. That background, according to his public defender, Michael Novara, is long and indicative of what his client did.

"There's no indication my client is a pedophile. This was a misguided man who entered into a relationship he obviously should not have," Mr. Novara said.

Mr. Kenrick, who spent most of his life as Charles Salter, discovered several years ago that the man who raised him was not his biological father. The news apparently sent him into a tailspin. He changed his name to that of his father, Derrick Kenrick.

"I would say he kind of went a little crazy about that," Mr. Novara told the court.

Mr. Kenrick started looking for relationships with younger women, his lawyer said, and found one with the girl in Washington County. In August 2004, after talking with the girl online and on the phone, he arrived at her home.

The girl's parents invited Mr. Kenrick in and allowed him to stay for a week. During that time, he gave them $1,600 and bought them furniture.

Mr. Kenrick later moved into a nearby apartment and continued to date the girl. The girl's father even gave Mr. Kenrick permission to marry his daughter after she finished high school.

At some point, though, Mr. Kenrick became "too controlling," and the girl's parents ordered him to stay away from her. When he didn't, they went to police, and he was arrested in October 2004.

In court yesterday, Mr. Kenrick, with longish, dark hair parted neatly down the middle and a noticeable paunch, apologized to the victim and his own family.

"I accept responsibility for the fact I allowed the contact to occur between myself and the victim," he said. "I don't know what happened, your honor."

In trying to get the lowest possible sentence for his client, Mr. Novara told U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab that Mr. Kenrick had the girl's parents' blessing to pursue the relationship.

"It's clear to all parties this was a consensual matter," the defense attorney said.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Steve Kaufman disagreed. "The government feels this is an extremely egregious offense," he said.

Though there was no forcible contact, he continued, laws are designed to protect minors because they don't have the judgment to make good decisions regarding relationships.

"Minors cannot really consent to this kind of conduct," Mr. Kaufman said.

He also blamed the girl's parents for allowing the relationship to occur.

In addition to a 46-month prison sentence, Judge Schwab ordered Mr. Kenrick to lifetime supervised release and to register as a sex offender.

Another story has even more details than this "Killing Humanity Softly" article:

After maintaining the long-distance courtship, Kenrick drove with his adopted 2-year-old son from Rome, Ga., to the girl's home near Canonsburg in August 2004. The girl's mother was startled by the man's age. Nevertheless, Kenrick and the boy soon were staying in the family's house, where the man and the girl engaged in sexual activity -- ranging from the two kissing to Kenrick fondling the teen, the court document states.

The two became engaged in November 2004, with the girl telling Kenrick that she would marry him in "God's time" and her parents saying it would have to be after she finished high school. Kenrick spent more than $1,600 to furnish the family's house, but the relationship began to sour when Kenrick became increasingly controlling and jealous of the girl's male friends at school.

In a love letter to the girl, Kenrick wrote: "I know your age -- yes, I also know your heart. ... Just remember this, in a wee-month, year, or years, I'LL NEVER STOP loving you, and any time you want me, you can find me and I'll be there for you. Our love will never die."

Police were made aware of the situation after Kenrick threatened the girl's parents through an e-mail message.

"I am playin' no games, you opened your home to me, an adult, to be alone with a 15 year old," he wrote. "Open your instant messenger to me, or there will be consequences to pay on your behalf."

I just can't... I can't... The story says it all.

My mind has been blown.

11-Year-Old Child Killed by 20-Year-Old 'Boyfriend'

And just when you thought the world was finally calming down, we get this story from Local6: Police: Man Kills 'Girlfriend' After Finding Out She Is 11

ALBUQUERQUE -- Police in Albuquerque said a man arrested in connection with the murder of an 11-year-old girl has confessed.

Authorities said 20-year-old Robert Gonzales admitted to sexually assaulting Victoria Sandoval before choking her to death.

Investigators acting on a tip took Gonzales into custody Thursday. Police said Gonzales told them he considered her his girlfriend. They said he apparently got upset when he found out she was only 11. Police said the two apparently met last summer..

The girl had been living with her grandparents in New Mexico since the death of her mother four years ago. She was found dead in her bedroom Tuesday morning.

Her window was unlocked and the screen was removed, according to police.

Even though the age of consent in that state is 17, what makes anyone think an 11-year-old looks like she's anywhere near that? Did this guy have sex with her, find out she was 11, and murder her to cover up the evidence? Or did he get mad because she lied to him? Either way, can anyone connect those situations to murder? Sometimes, the mind of a sociopath just plain confuses me (and I like to think I can put myself in any situation and get into the mind of the people involved).

Sometimes the actions of even the worst bottom-feeders makes the rest of us weep for humanity. This ranks up there with people who hurt or torture animals. SHE WAS A FUCKING KID MAN!

Part of me is pointing at the guardians involved. You would really have to try to look older if you were that young and it would be extremely difficult to pull off without them knowing. Hiding this kind of relationship in a place as small as a mobile home is an even bigger question mark.

The coupe de grace of this whole story is this quote from www.krqe.com:

Police say Gonzales told them he didn't know she was just 11, even though he met the girl outside Truman Middle School this summer.

How does one meet someone in front of a JH school and think anything else? Did he think she was a soccer mom or something? Pure idiocy man, have fun rotting forever.