Thursday, August 20, 2009

News for Fetal Sentimentalists: Mom's BF Tortures Five Year Old in Dryer (Among Other Things)

One is working long hours at the trauma industry factory, and is hard-pressed to blog thoughtfully and depth-fully these days. So if one has any blogging time at all, a sure-fire hit is to Google "child abuse" and "news" because there are always lots and lots of grownups torturing the postborn!

I heard this story last night on the local news. And the funny thing was -- when I Googled "child abuse" and "news" this morning, the story didn't come up. Nor when I Googled "child abuse" and "news" and "New Hampshire."

It finally came up when I Googled "New Hampshire" and "dryer."

Manchester – A man is accused of choking and punching his girlfriend’s 5-year-old daughter and putting her in a clothes dryer . . . In court, police prosecutor Lt. Robert Cunha sought to maintain the high bail set following Zawadzki’s arrest, saying the photos of the child’s injuries showed “an egregious assault on a 5-year-old girl."

The affidavit supporting Zawadzki’s arrest said the child’s mother had left her in the care of her boyfriend Monday night and the boyfriend’s explanation for the child’s injuries were that he had to slap her for being fresh and that the child had fallen in the shower when reaching for a shampoo bottle.

According to the affidavit, police spoke with the child after her mother reported the assault yesterday. The girl said Zawadzki became angry with her and choked her with his hands around her neck, lifting her from the floor as he did so. She said he hit her in the face and head and punched her in the legs before putting her in the clothes dryer and spinning the tub with his hands.

In court today, Cunha said the physician who examined the child said the injuries were the worst she’d seen. Police described the injuries as bruising to the child’s face, shoulder, legs, buttocks and vaginal area, as well as a swollen upper lip.

But still, let's save our compassion for the preborn, shall we? Because, you know, there's never enough compassion to go around.

6 comments:

libhom said...

Fetuses and embryos aren't human yet and can't talk back. Rightists love them more than human children who actually can talk back.

Anonymous said...

Yes.

Feti are "innocent."

Postborns may be "guilty" and thus merit no notice in particular.

democommie said...

Well, I only know about Cath-O-Licks, cuz' I was growed up one.

Baby with a little water and a few words? bound for glory!!

Baby with no water or words, goes to Limbo; but, no, Limbo ain't there no more, so I guess they're in Limbonot.

mjs said...

It's not abuse if you put a CLING FREE® Fabric Softener Sheet in with the child...

Cling Free®: for when your kid gives you static!

++++

Anonymous said...

Ooh. Love that cling-free: sounds so buddhist!

democommie said...

"In court today, Cunha said the physician who examined the child said the injuries were the worst she’d seen. Police described the injuries as bruising to the child’s face, shoulder, legs, buttocks and vaginal area, as well as a swollen upper lip."

If I were the defense lawyer I would argue that the testimony was prejudicial and order that the judge make that jackbooted pig amend his statement as follows:

"In court today, Cunha said the physician who examined the child said the injuries were the worst she’d seen ON A LIVING CHILD. Your honor, he coulda killed her, and yet he showed restraint!"