Daddy Ate My Eyes

[Memento Mori]

There's not a lot in this world that 'gets' to me, but there is something truly grotesque and disturbing about this story.

http://www.kget.com/news/local/story/Blind-Bakersfield-boy-Daddy-ate-my-eyes/RK0Wdl1WTUCH5BlkgKlGuA.cspx

[Rudolf]

The sad part is that nothing or no-one could have predicted the actions of the father.

Who could have known that a father was capable of doing such a horrendous act upon the child.

[Memento Mori]

However, as in this article, there are questions as to why he had custody.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30827233/

[Rudolf]

Unfortunately, the key word is criminal offenses, not child abuse or previous convictions for harming his child.

The child endangerment charge may have been related to non abuse issues.

[shifted]

Seems like the father had psychological issues, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN FOUND AND USED IN THE PREVENTION OF THIS ATTACK.

For someone to cruelly hurt someone, even their own child (which they are meant to protect, humans are pack animals themselves) shows a great inability to understand even the slightest of human ethics.

An attack like this is utter savagery. Due to his record, regardless of what it was, their should have been inspections from time to time in the first place, also doctor examination reports and etc. (As his father was wheelchair bound, I am sure the government would have seen that the child might need help to be given the basic of human rights, and as the mother is out of the picture.)

[Rudolf]

The reality of the situation is that there is insufficient funds to resource the level of oversight that is needed.

Although, if the politicians stop using public funds to fix their tennis courts and pay for private home renovations, then a few more bucks could be put in much needed programs.

The facts are, that there will always be situations, that with the benefit of hindsight, it seems apparently obvious that a possible situation was developing.

But seriously, no level of contact, would have or could have prevented the father having a brain snap and eating his kids eyes.

Whilst not supporting the fathers actions, nor the perceived lack of oversight by various government departments, the reality of the situation is that, this is not an isolated case of child abuse, only a horrific case that the media has found news worthy to sell papers.

There are many cases where a lack of oversight due to a depleting funds pool, means that situations are often missed or slip through the cracks, during the early stages when a family history or situation is brought to the notice of the relevant authorities, that could have been prevented with a proper level of care and attention.

I am sure there has been some Government Research conducted on the habits of wheelchair bound individuals and their propensity to eat human body parts and their choice of dipping sauces.

[kenz]

sounds like he was on angel dust

[shifted]

The reality of the situation is that there is insufficient funds to resource the level of oversight that is needed.

Although, if the politicians stop using public funds to fix their tennis courts and pay for private home renovations, then a few more bucks could be put in much needed programs.

The facts are, that there will always be situations, that with the benefit of hindsight, it seems apparently obvious that a possible situation was developing.

But seriously, no level of contact, would have or could have prevented the father having a brain snap and eating his kids eyes.

Whilst not supporting the fathers actions, nor the perceived lack of oversight by various government departments, the reality of the situation is that, this is not an isolated case of child abuse, only a horrific case that the media has found news worthy to sell papers.

There are many cases where a lack of oversight due to a depleting funds pool, means that situations are often missed or slip through the cracks, during the early stages when a family history or situation is brought to the notice of the relevant authorities, that could have been prevented with a proper level of care and attention.

I am sure there has been some Government Research conducted on the habits of wheelchair bound individuals and their propensity to eat human body parts and their choice of dipping sauces.

In-sufficient funds? Are you joking?

How much money is pumped into useless corporate and tax incentives with no basis and no real value? How much money is pumped into regimes that hurt humanity, without the need for them? How much money is spent on government fronts that are un-necessary in any part of the world?

Shit, even here in Australia, you have politicians milking the system because instead of driving the 1/2 hour to 1 hour back home after a parliamentary visit, they stay in hotels for the whole stay and claim back day expenditures? How bullshit is that? $50,000 went within the space of 2 months on just 3 MPs! All because they did not want to travel! Yet they have extravagant pay checks, and million dollar houses in Canberra!

Yet there is in-sufficient funds? Sorry Rudolf, but I strongly believe that funds exist for everything, and everything is possible, it is just how they are used that makes it seem there are no funds, also, the control over the amount of funds pumped into the system on this monetary based economy is ridiculous! Forced paid slavery with the ever decreasing minimum wage (more so America than Australia, but still) and the way the systems get numbed down over time, since when has an election been really a vote for the people? Any referendum? It will always suit someones pocket before it suits the public..

There are funds beyond measure (look at the world bank, which is also part owned by the Catholic Church, don't you love those bastards?) but the thing is, if everything was provided straight off, you would not have an economy which keeps nations rich, and keeps them poor, because their would be nothing to work on...

:)

Anyway, that was me blabbing on after just reading your first two lines lol, back to your other points, I do agree with ya, it is unpredictable and unknown who can become what unfortunately, it is just unfair on the child for having to experience this, and your right on the media capitalisation. Unfortunately, you won't hear about the stories where private armies are killing thousands of people, including children, you won't hear about the stories whereby a nation is eating itself because of the government being corrupt and you won't hear about small invasions anymore, but you will hear about stories like this because they are something humans are not yet conditioned too, not used to, where as everything else, shit, who really now gives a crap when America invades a new place? Happens so often now anyway... lol

:D

All in all though, I still think the funds ARE there, it is, as you say, the MPs who prefer to keep their life style and keep making it better without the common care for the individual and the really hard working public who bring about the cash flow... Let's see how they cope when they are forced into real jobs...

P.S. Apologies Rudolf, I was a bit quick to jump the gun. lol

[Rudolf]

Don't hold back shifted, give it to me baby :lol:

I did say insufficient funds, yes, but the funds they are allocated are insufficient for them to do their job properly, but surely, that is not a revelation. Most, if not all public service organizations are unfunded.

In an Utopian world, money spent on Defence would be allocated to the betterment of their citizens and their elected Representatives would have the welfare of their constituents higher-most in their minds when deliberating and allocating proportionate funds to properly staffed and funded organizations.

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