9-year-old Girl, forced to run 3 hours, dies (lied about eating candy bars)

[Still a Democrat]

At a doublewide trailer along a dirt road in rural Alabama, authorities say 9-year-old Savannah Hardin was forced to run for three hours as punishment for having lied to her grandmother about eating candy bars. The severely dehydrated girl had a seizure and her death days later was ruled a homicide.

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http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/stor...8/1?csp=hf

[KonaKane]

This just made me sick.

For all the people who blather about family values households, this needs to occupy their attention instead of worrying about Gays getting married.

[pappy]

(02-23-2012 01:41 PM)KonaKane Wrote:  This just made me sick.

For all the people who blather about family values households, this needs to occupy their attention instead of worrying about Gays getting married.

Wait for it Kona, you will soon here someone on the right blame Michelle Obama's work to get kids exercizing and getting healthy for this poor girls death.

[sandnsea]

(02-23-2012 02:10 PM)pappy Wrote:  

(02-23-2012 01:41 PM)KonaKane Wrote:  This just made me sick.

For all the people who blather about family values households, this needs to occupy their attention instead of worrying about Gays getting married.

Wait for it Kona, you will soon here someone on the right blame Michelle Obama's work to get kids exercizing and getting healthy for this poor girls death.

Yep. That was my first thought. I hope her staff is on this and devising a plan to use it as a teachable moment. I can't think that there's much she can say on it that wouldn't be misconstrued against her. Who would think there would be any people who would be so politically partisan that they would be against healthier food in school lunches. It's not like they've ever been considered gourmet food to anybody, anywhere.

[jaxx]

Quote:"This is obviously a very tragic, devastating, heartbreaking situation," Cosby said. "Nothing like this has ever happened before."

Nothing that they know of. People who abuse children don't just start with a 3 hour forced run. I hope granny and step-mom spend the rest of their lives in jail.

[janedrake]

What can I say besides, that's horrible, horrible, horrible. Why, why, why? How can one do this to one's own flesh and blood? A child? There are no words.

[MilesColtrane]

...and don't ever want to be able to.

[azmouse]

It gets even worse. I heard this morning that the stepmother just gave birth. I wonder what will happen to the baby? I hope she treats it better than she did her stepdaughter.

[Still a Democrat]

(02-24-2012 09:05 AM)azmouse Wrote:  It gets even worse. I heard this morning that the stepmother just gave birth. I wonder what will happen to the baby? I hope she treats it better than she did her stepdaughter.

Hopefully she won't get the chance.

[Ikonoklast]

Words fail me in the face of inhumane cruelty to a mere child.