Man Kills Child for breaking Xbox
By copperkitten
@copperkitten (3473)
United States
March 16, 2008 12:24pm CST
Ok I read this in the paper yesterday and it made me sick. A 27 year old man killed his daughter who was 17 months for breaking his xbox. He struck her 5 times in the head and the force of the blows cracked her skull. Poor baby. The man was sentenced to no less than 22 years in prison and a max of 45 years.
Now I want to know why?? An xbox is not that important to kill your child over. Im glad this guy will rot in jail but its still not good enough. I think they should fry him!! Plus the poor baby was only 17 months old. She didnt know any better and how much damage could she have done? If you have things you dont want broke then put them out of reach of the children. Plain and simple.
We hear to many storys similar to this and It makes my heart hurt. I wish people would stop hurting/killing each other. Especially over something [i]so petty.
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What are your thoughts on this? DO you think he got what he deserves?
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@theprogamer (10534)
• United States
17 Mar 08
I read about this earlier.
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It's sick...to say the least.
And it seems like more and more parents/adults are out abusing children or killing them. Abyssmal, and very pathetic.
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@copperkitten (3473)
• United States
17 Mar 08
I know and it makes me sick! Pathetic and so unexcusable!!
How have you been? I havent seen you on here in a while. I was starting to think you left us. Glad to see ya again.
@theprogamer (10534)
• United States
18 Mar 08
I just cut back on my hours here due to the non moving star and due to the "piglet" event.
I did have a push in interaction here, but that was because a couple of friends of mine on here were going through something.
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@quiltedblessings (1066)
• United States
17 Mar 08
OMG, that is the most awful thing!!!! I can't believe that he would do that to any child let alone his own baby!!!!! May he rot in jail, better yet, may the inmates find out what he did and do the same to him!!!
@copperkitten (3473)
• United States
17 Mar 08
I hope they do find out and they do hurt him for it. I hope he thinks about her everyday untill it kills him.
@inked4life (4224)
• United States
17 Mar 08
You hear about this type of stuff all the time and get to a point where you believe you have heard it all, and then people go ahead and do something totally sickening, like this, and you realize that we have barely scratched the surface of human depravity.... a horrible story to be sure
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@copperkitten (3473)
• United States
17 Mar 08
I know right...just when you think it couldnt get worse it does. I hate that people have to power to kill one another. Im just glad that in this case he was caught and sent to jail. I think he deserves more but atleast hes being punished for such a horrible crime.
@DESMASTER2007 (1130)
• United States
17 Mar 08
Are you serious. See technology like that is actually controlling the mind. So this is really why technology has a bad affect because it is influencing people to act crazy and stupid. So I really do not understand why people want to act stupid. People want to try to make things like xbox like it is a human. I am sure that the baby did not mean to break it. See he had a kid mentality. He need to realize that its not that serious. He has the job he can get it fix, he can just make sure that he go on ahead, and send it back to Microsoft. I do not understand these fathers these days. People just want to act stupide and do things just because. Are people scared to go to jail. i know I am, the jail is no joke, it is no play or games. Fathers need to be fathers, instead of doing that he could of disciplined her not killed here, i think it was stupid to kill your own daughter over a game system. I do think he deserves serving time, he has know excuse. But in today's time it does not shock me to hear things like this. We hear so many devestating stories everyday. So its just crazy how people in this world are treating and acting around each other.
@copperkitten (3473)
• United States
17 Mar 08
AMEN TO THAT!!!!
I know im scared of jail. I would NEVER EVER do anything to end up in jail and be taken from my children. A child is a gift and some people dont see it that way. Its sad to see what the world has turned into.
@foxygirle (376)
• Philippines
17 Mar 08
It shows people are getting materialistic. Caring for their own child less . Its sad how a father would do this to a child,much less less than a two year old. Shows how immature he really is. Putting him in a prison wont give much justice to what he done but I sure hope his daughter memories would haunt him forever.
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@copperkitten (3473)
• United States
17 Mar 08
I hope he thinks of her everyday and what he did to her. I hope it eats at him till he dosent ant to live anymore. I would NEVER put a material item in front of my children. They come first no matter what.
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
16 Mar 08
this is really sad... i am so angry when i read this post... killing an innocent toddler just because of an X-Box??? that is insane!!! where is the mum when this happened??? i guess that the mum is not at home when this incident happened... otherwise, she must have prevented this from happening... i'm glad that the man is now in prison... he has to live with the guilty feeling of killing his own daughter for the rest of his life...
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@wisconsin26 (3859)
• United States
18 Mar 08
That is the saddest thing I've ever heard honest it is.. People think things like that are more important than a human being.. You know my feeling is that when one kills one they should be also.. I mean 45 years in prison for killing his own child isn't enough.. It's almost like getting away with it but behind bars.. If you know what I mean.. Almost makes a person want to cry hearing something like that...
@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
16 Mar 08
It seems like everyone thinks the answer to any problem is to hurt or kill someone or something. It is crazy. He should have been hit over the head with something just like he did to her.
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@copperkitten (3473)
• United States
17 Mar 08
I know right. Oh he looked at me wrong so Im going to kill him. Senceless!! I wish we could all just get along and learn to deal with our anger better. Sh*t happens! I hope by sitting in jail he will think about what he did everyday and it eats away at him. Such a horrible thing to happen over a stupid game!
@marriedman111399 (1207)
• United States
17 Mar 08
I am glad that the guy got prison time but I think that he should have got life in prison. He killed an innocent child who did not know any better. You are right if you do not want something broken put it up away from Kids.
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@copperkitten (3473)
• United States
16 Mar 08
I didnt know that. I searched but didnt find anything about it.
@Firehazel (14)
• United States
17 Mar 08
OMGOSH! HE SHOULD BE SHOT INTO THE SUN FOR THAT! HE SHOULD DIE!!!!!!!!!! Ok, Leland, calm down. But the child is in a better place. Plus, who cares about Xbox? It won't matter in 2 years!
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@copperkitten (3473)
• United States
17 Mar 08
I Agree 100%!! An xbox is repacable but a child is NOT. And like you said in 2 years a xbox will be out and a new game system will be in. Poor baby. Im glad shes in a better place. I just wish it wasnt so soon in her life. She never even got a chance.
@nickventere (1420)
• Zambia
16 Mar 08
This is news to me. I must have missed it coz I love current affairs. If it's true, then what an absurd reaction by a father. He must be a nut case.
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@mrsjbelle (1640)
• United States
16 Mar 08
He is one sick puppy! He may of had a bad moment but I would never hurt my kids like that no matter WHAT they did. I hope he feels guilty. He will never play XBox again thats for sure. Ewww he makes me upset.
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@tinkerbell203 (14)
• United States
16 Mar 08
i would like to read the artical, but the idea of that is crazy. that child was innoccent
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