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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:12 PM Original message |
Vegan parents guilty in infant murder |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. sweet beefy jesus |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
2. Partially correct. |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. it has nothing to do with veganism and everything to do with child murder |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Agreed. |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. it's always sad when stuff like that happens |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:19 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Same here. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:18 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Agreed |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
85. I agree with that assessment too. |
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flamingyouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. Exactly. |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
4. Honest question... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:16 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. A vegan should breastfeed her baby, yes. |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Thank you! |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
20. I was thinking the same thing |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:42 PM Response to Reply #4 |
21. Nah, breastmilk is vegan. |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 10:12 PM Response to Reply #21 |
133. Ok |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 10:32 PM Response to Reply #133 |
138. No problem. |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
34. I know vegans who breastfeed. |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
38. Vegans can and do breastfeed, so I was wondering myself why this baby... |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:06 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. I read about another case |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:09 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. Yeah, I'd think that was pretty unusual. |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:11 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Lefty Mom said that soy formulas aren't vegan |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 07:51 AM Response to Reply #38 |
156. I would propose that a vegan MUST breastfeed. nt |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
89. I would think breast milk from the mother |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:45 PM Response to Reply #89 |
94. I haven't either, and I mod a vegan board with quite a few parents. nt |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 07:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
112. A mothers breast milk is Vegan, absolutely |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 10:14 PM Response to Reply #112 |
134. Thanks for the clarification |
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Debi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
8. What about soy formula? wouldn't that have worked? |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 11:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
142. They aren't vegan, have added animal fats, etc |
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Debi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 10:52 AM Response to Reply #142 |
165. Thanks for the correction |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
13. Veganism has nothing to do with what these fucknuts did. |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
40. I agree. They were ignorant of proper infant nutrition, and that can happen |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
14. clearly, these people didn't know what they were doing. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 08:32 PM Response to Reply #14 |
126. It is possible, but it seems that there is a level of difficulty involved in... |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 11:52 PM Response to Reply #126 |
143. Breastfeeding is the obvious solution. nt |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 09:13 AM Response to Reply #143 |
161. I'd be interested in knowing how the mom's diet could effect the nutritional content of her milk |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 05:58 PM Response to Reply #161 |
168. There's no problem breastfeeding |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
15. once again, proof that vegans are eviL |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Call Kucinich. He'll get it started. |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:33 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. pfft! whatever biceps mcgee |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:48 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. You ROCK at sarcasm! |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:51 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. you ROCK at pointing out the obvious! |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:54 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I ROCK! |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:43 PM Original message |
You both rock. |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
95. you rock your socks off |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:54 PM Response to Reply #95 |
98. Oh, my socks are certainly off any |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
18. "Negligent" or "Criminally Incompetent" parents guilty in infant murder |
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VenusRising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
19. I get the feeling |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
22. An opinion: |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:49 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Maybe negligent homicide? |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:53 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Something like that. |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:56 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. They had to be a bit beyond just uninformed |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:59 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. Agreed -- "murder" has malicious intent behind it |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:15 PM Response to Reply #26 |
60. without knowing all the facts |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 09:17 AM Response to Reply #60 |
162. I was thinking the same thing |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:03 PM Response to Reply #22 |
36. are you kidding? |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:05 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. six weeks |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:08 PM Response to Reply #39 |
47. i know |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:08 PM Response to Reply #36 |
46. Uh, you do realize that there are loads of healthy vegan kids out there? |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:10 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. that's not the point I was making |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:13 PM Response to Reply #49 |
58. No infant has a choice in the matter of their diet. |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:18 PM Response to Reply #58 |
64. it's default because it's not extreme |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:20 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. Who decides what's extreme? |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:25 PM Response to Reply #68 |
75. the choices are less |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:24 PM Response to Reply #64 |
74. I would not call the average vegan diet "extreme." |
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philosophie_en_rose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:37 PM Response to Reply #58 |
88. As long as it's a sufficient diet, it shouldn't matter what the parents choose. |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:39 PM Response to Reply #88 |
90. An infant can survive on a vegan diet, because most vegans do not consider breastmilk |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:59 PM Response to Reply #88 |
100. I've never heard of a vegan with a problem with breastmilk before. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 12:28 AM Response to Reply #100 |
148. Exactly. One of my first thoughts when reading this was, |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 11:08 AM Response to Reply #148 |
167. Beyond stupidity |
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LeftPeopleFinishFirst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 07:33 PM Response to Reply #88 |
110. i don't know any vegans who consider breastmilk against their beliefs |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:14 PM Response to Reply #49 |
59. So should omnivores raise thier kids vegan until they're old enough to decide to eat flesh? |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:22 PM Response to Reply #59 |
71. they should raise their kids omnivorous |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:29 PM Response to Reply #71 |
80. But why should somebody have to raise thier child to do something they consider wrong and unhealthy? |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 07:24 PM Response to Reply #80 |
107. i'm not saying you HAVE to |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 08:12 PM Response to Reply #107 |
122. I dunno. I mean, my Dad worked in a steakhouse when I was a kid, and my aunt and uncle had a |
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I Have A Dream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 07:02 PM Response to Reply #71 |
103. OK, so now we know what you yourself will choose to do with your freedom... |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 07:29 PM Response to Reply #103 |
108. well |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 07:54 PM Response to Reply #108 |
115. How do you raise children without "forcing" some type of lifestyle choice on them? |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 08:07 PM Response to Reply #115 |
120. well, i guess i just question |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 08:23 PM Response to Reply #120 |
124. Your feelings about veganism are, I think, revealed by your use of the phrase |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 11:03 PM Response to Reply #124 |
140. i suppose it could be |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 12:16 AM Response to Reply #140 |
145. How is it different from raising kids to keep kosher or halal |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 08:35 AM Response to Reply #145 |
158. I wouldn't say it bothers me |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 10:22 AM Response to Reply #140 |
164. I never ate an artichoke until I was 40 |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 11:00 AM Response to Reply #164 |
166. there's nothing right or wrong about the diet itself |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 11:57 PM Response to Reply #108 |
144. Aren't you teaching your children ethics of some sort? |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 08:39 AM Response to Reply #144 |
159. that's a good question |
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I Have A Dream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:55 PM Response to Reply #59 |
99. Yes, I wish that I had been given the right to make that decision myself. |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 07:32 PM Response to Reply #99 |
109. but you were |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:11 PM Response to Reply #36 |
51. Let's be fair about veganism - my sister and BIL are "forcing" |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:13 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. omnivorous parents aren't forcing anything |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:16 PM Response to Reply #54 |
62. I disagree. Infants don't have any choice in the matter of their diet. |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:28 PM Response to Reply #62 |
79. of course, in that sense, that's true |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:13 PM Response to Reply #51 |
56. Well said. |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:13 PM Response to Reply #36 |
57. If vegan parents force their kids to be vegans, then I guess I'm forcing mine to eat meat? |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 07:06 PM Response to Reply #36 |
105. "the kid was what, 3 pounds after 6 months?" |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 07:16 PM Response to Reply #105 |
106. I'm not blaming it on the diet |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 07:38 PM Response to Reply #106 |
111. True. |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:03 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. How ignorant do you have to be to watch your baby starve to death? |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
28. i had a friend who was involved in local La Leche |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:00 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. There are plenty of plant-based fats to provide for adequate child nutrition. |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:03 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. At 6 weeks the baby should have been having |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:06 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. I posted that already, you know. |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:08 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. Oh sorry |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:12 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. Well, I guess the first choice would be donor milk, after that you'd have to look at formula. |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:15 PM Response to Reply #53 |
61. As I said above |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 08:36 PM Response to Reply #61 |
128. How long? |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 07:38 AM Response to Reply #128 |
155. 2 to 3 years |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 12:30 AM Response to Reply #61 |
150. I have a veggie parishioner who's still nursing her 3 yo nt |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 12:22 AM Response to Reply #35 |
146. Formula is available through WIC. Not vegan, but easily available. nt |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 12:29 AM Response to Reply #35 |
149. Soy formula is available through WIC to those who can't breastfeed. nt |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:11 PM Response to Reply #33 |
52. i knew there were ways to have a healthy vegan diet for kids |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
30. This has happened before, but I think it's less "vegan parents" |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 07:03 PM Response to Reply #30 |
104. Incompetent for sure. |
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Der Blaue Engel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
31. Seems to me that to have warranted "malice murder" |
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DeepBlueC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
42. no pre-natal/post-natal care at all... |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
44. That makes no sense to me |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:13 PM Response to Reply #44 |
55. that infant weighted 3 1/2 pounds, my guess is that they weren't feeding him enough |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:17 PM Response to Reply #55 |
63. Babies need *a lot* of fat |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:20 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. Soy formula must have some fat in it--no? i had a a chubby infant mostly due |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:21 PM Response to Reply #67 |
69. Yes but apprently it isn't vegan |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:19 PM Response to Reply #55 |
65. They weren't feeding him formula - just soy milk, which is quite different. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:21 PM Response to Reply #65 |
70. my mistake, didn't they have a pediatrician? How the hell can something like this |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:23 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. That's what I can't figure out. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:27 PM Response to Reply #73 |
78. plus you know your own kid, that baby was so small and must have for a time cried |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:31 PM Response to Reply #78 |
81. For sure! |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:32 PM Response to Reply #81 |
83. exactly and yes you and i were first time parents but it's something you're told |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:36 PM Response to Reply #83 |
87. and it's common sense! |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:40 PM Response to Reply #87 |
91. I can't even imagine what a 6-week-old, 3-pound infant would look like. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:43 PM Response to Reply #91 |
93. LK was 16 lbs at 6 weeks. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:50 PM Response to Reply #91 |
97. our guinea pig Bob weighs 4 pounds, how wrong is that? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 07:00 PM Response to Reply #97 |
101. That poor kid. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 12:31 AM Response to Reply #97 |
151. Yikes!! That puts it in perspective! nt |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:20 PM Response to Reply #44 |
66. Do you mean to say you fed your baby soy formula? |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:33 PM Response to Reply #66 |
84. Yes soy formula |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 09:04 PM Response to Reply #84 |
131. (I was thinking that too..) |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
72. doesnt seem malicious merely stupid, right? |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:25 PM Response to Reply #72 |
76. seems both imo. a baby that small might have been in extreme pain |
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philosophie_en_rose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:41 PM Response to Reply #72 |
92. reckless at best. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
77. Well damn, Mommy, let the kid |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 12:33 AM Response to Reply #77 |
152. Meals? The only meals a six week old needs is mommy's breast. |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
82. Murder is Murder |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
86. Premediated murder |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 06:46 PM Response to Reply #86 |
96. I dunno about that, Terry. |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
102. They didn't realize the baby was in trouble until moments before it died??? |
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The_Wizard (70 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
113. Apple Juice is a diuretic |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 09:28 AM Response to Reply #113 |
163. and it can have a laxative effect |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
114. They're not murderers. It's an accident. However for a movement that seems.... |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 07:55 PM Response to Reply #114 |
116. Agreed. |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 07:55 PM Response to Reply #114 |
117. An accident? Maybe. I'm having a hard time believing they didn't know their son was in trouble. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 07:57 PM Response to Reply #114 |
118. they are guilty of murder, a long slow murder. 3 1/2 pounds, less than a bag of sugar |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 08:05 PM Response to Reply #114 |
119. good point. |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 08:08 PM Response to Reply #114 |
121. It's more than just an accident. There is at least some level of negligence. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 08:22 PM Response to Reply #114 |
123. No, they let the baby die. They are murderers. Not intentional, probably, |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 08:42 PM Response to Reply #114 |
130. You don't accidentally day after long torturous day starve a newborn. You do it deliberately. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 12:24 AM Response to Reply #114 |
147. There's lot of info available as to how to raise healthy veg and vegan |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
125. more from an extended article and why they claim they didn't go to the hospital-- |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 08:36 PM Response to Reply #125 |
127. I think it's interesting that after the fact she said the baby also had soy formula and breastmilk. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 08:38 PM Response to Reply #127 |
129. yeah, convenient memory there. No hospital because of germs--starvation ok, germs, terrible. |
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Dastard Stepchild (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
132. Uninformed parents with poor decision-making abilities killed their child.... |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
135. fuck 'em |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 10:19 PM Response to Reply #135 |
136. Sorry. There will be no mincing of words on this thread. |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
137. "vegan" isn't in the realm of "easy". |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
139. According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. |
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BreweryYardRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
141. Gross incompetence and stupidity to the level of insanity. |
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raptor_rider (517 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 09:11 AM Response to Reply #141 |
160. I totally agree with you! |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
153. Just going by the obvious ignorance of these "parents" |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 06:30 AM Response to Original message |
154. The parents are guilty of starvation and clearly very poor Vegans |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
157. What a couple of idiots. |
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deadparrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
169. I have a hard time believing anyone could be that stupid. |
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