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2005-04-29 Arabia

Man who poisoned his children tells interrogators he had harsh childhood

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Posted by Fred 2005-04-29 00:00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 My father used to poison us every night before bed after whipping us with a switch that we had to pick ourselves! You kids have it easy!

Posted by BH 2005-04-29 10:10:11 AM|| 2005-04-29 10:10:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Childhood abuse - the catch-all excuse.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-04-29 10:46:34 AM|| 2005-04-29 10:46:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 They tell you in BSA youth protection training that it's an undebatable statistical fact that a lot (if not an absolute majority) of abusers are former abuse victims. That's different from saying it's an excuse. Most abuse victims never become abusers--they know better.

Posted by Mike 2005-04-29 10:54:02 AM|| 2005-04-29 10:54:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Why didn't he just go with the old "honor killing" defense and take his shot with that? This defense is just so...infidel.

Posted by tu3031 2005-04-29 11:31:19 AM|| 2005-04-29 11:31:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 "...and when there was nothin' else to eat, we used to eat sand."

"Sand?"

"Sand."
-- Raising Arizona

Posted by mojo 2005-04-29 2:09:22 PM|| 2005-04-29 2:09:22 PM|| Front Page Top

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