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Father kills disabled son

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http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/08/15/louisiana.child.killing/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

I read this story today. If you have a child that has severe brain issues and other physical complications where they need you 24/7, how does this equate to your everyday life ?. What this guy did is 100% wrong, however what else can you do about this ?, I know the mentally challenged cannot be put up for adoption.

What do you do If you have the dream of having the " normal " child that grows, learns, goes to school, follows in your footsteps, but then give birth to a child where the doctors make it quite clear " he will have a 2 year olds intellect his whole life ". As a parent, you are obligated to be that child's caregiver, but it's a whole different story when you realize you will be looking after this individual heavily for your entire life, and it's only going to get harder. There must be a point where you tell yourself you can't do this anymore, you didn't envision this, and at that point, what do you do ?. It's a very touchy subject with a lot of people, even for myself, so I was interested in seeing what the board had to say.
 
I don't see why he has to decapitate him using a hack saw though. Kinda cruel in a way
 
This guy had issues other than the kid's disabilities.
"During the interview Wright said he was taking care of (the child) for so many years and he just started to look at him as no longer his son, just an inanimate object," Silverii said. "He and the child's mother had some issues. And he purposely put the child's head in a position for her to see it."
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It's one thing to do a mercy killing on a kid if the kid is in pain, as per Robert Latimer killing his daughter. While wrong from a legal point of view, at least there's an element of compassion and caring behind the act.

This guy though seems to be in a whole different ballpark. He seems to have killed his child not out of compassion but as a means of somehow getting at his wife. Even worse, while it doesn't say how he actually killed the child, the mention of the hacksaw (used to cut off the head) being the murder weapon sure suggests a gruesome and painful death for the child.
"During the interview Wright said he was taking care of (the child) for so many years and he just started to look at him as no longer his son, just an inanimate object," Silverii said. "He and the child's mother had some issues. And he purposely put the child's head in a position for her to see it."
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I don't think this child's disability was the prime motivation for the killing. In any case, if a child's disabilities become too much for any parent to handle, give the child up by handing guardianship to the state.
 
This is (rightfully) a capital offence down there and this scumbag may just pay the price with his life. It's just a shame they use a humane method on animals like this.
 
I don't agree at all with his method, insane and cruel as it was. Personally, I couldn't nurture an infant with those conditions that would grow to always be dependent on its parents or the government when the parents are dead. In my mind, it just isn't right.
 
Dude was in a tough spot. I can understand how he felt the kid was kind of an inanimate object. I mean basically the kid had the functioning ability of a gold fish. What is rediculous is that he used a hacksaw and wanted his wife to see the head. Totally unacceptable. If it were a mercy killing a bunch of sleeping pills or something would have been appropriate. But still there must be some way of relieve oneself from the responsibility. Back in the day without feeding tubes these kinds of kids were left to die and it wasn't morally reprehensible back then.
 
Deimos said:
I don't agree at all with his method, insane and cruel as it was. Personally, I couldn't nurture an infant with those conditions that would grow to always be dependent on its parents or the government when the parents are dead. In my mind, it just isn't right.
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so you would go to jail?
Someone mentioned that it's not possible to give up disabled kids for adoption in Canada......not sure if that's true.......if they are Im sure the conditions are horrific.
 
Deimos said:
I don't agree at all with his method, insane and cruel as it was. Personally, I couldn't nurture an infant with those conditions that would grow to always be dependent on its parents or the government when the parents are dead. In my mind, it just isn't right.
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I'm with you. If I don't want to raise a retarded child I should be allowed to leave them to the elements (or a modern day equivalent). If I can't do that, then the state is more than welcome to have them.
 
A lot of the "Not all there" kids are that way because the parents were on drugs / alcohol. In those cases why should they be allowed to dump their problems on society? You make them you take them.
In case where the kid just didn't come out right there are enough assets in our system to make life tolerable. Sorry you can't have a perfect life with perfect children.
The POS in this case was the DNA source so keep the tradition alive and saw off his head with a hacksaw.
Living in pain is an endless arguement for / against mercy killing / suicide. Does mental pain count?
 
nobbie48 said:
A lot of the "Not all there" kids are that way because the parents were on drugs / alcohol. In those cases why should they be allowed to dump their problems on society? You make them you take them.
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And this is how you get cases such as the one of the lady in Toronto that was letting random druggies rape her disabled daughter for money for many years ladies and gentlemen.

There should be facilities where you can send your children to learn and play for the disabled camps, or day schools relieving some of the stresses on parents and also allowing for some oversight. They are human beings, just like you and me! You think we should be put down when we get into motorcycle accidents and can't function normally? What if your son or daughter has a concussion in hockey and can't function after that, put them down then? Where do you draw the line....
 
From what little info is in the article, it seems to me that this kid's disability was beside the point.

Apparantly the kid was living a worthwhile life, and his mom was more than willing to look after him.
If the dad hated his situation so much he could have bailed without killing anyone.

The guy is a nutjob and killed his kid, end of story.
Looks like they're going to handle it that way.
 
When I first started reading this thread I was reminded of the Tracy Latimer case back in the 1990s and the ethical questions raised and the notion of "compassionate homicide." See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Latimer However, this guy went about killing his son not because he felt the child was suffering (unlike Tracy Latimer's father), but because he's a freakin' nut! He went about it in a cruel, sadistic manner and further taunted the mother of his son by displaying the child's head to make sure she could see it. Good God.

Put this man away for life. Please.
 
Sounds like he was more upset with the mother and wanted to get back at her for something so he did it through the thing she loved the most; her son.
 
imnothng said:
I'm with you. If I don't want to raise a retarded child I should be allowed to leave them to the elements (or a modern day equivalent). If I can't do that, then the state is more than welcome to have them.
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you want to dump your responsibilities onto society then?
I guess that's why they have laws so the parent has to provide for the children or else anyone could dump of any kid (not just disabled) just because they don't want to care for them.
Just so I understand, you would just leave people to the elements.......so kids dying in the streets? Sounds like a third world country no? What would you do with your parents if they get Alzheimers for instance and can't fend for themselves?
 
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In other countries they have places that take care of children like this. If you can't handle the burden or costs of taking care of your mentally ill child the government does. Not everyone can afford to stay with their child 24/7 or a care giver.
 
This is actually my biggest fear ever.

I'm hoping that genetic testing/prediction is far enough to be able to pick for an abortion at that point. But it's a touchy subject 'cause people start saying "then where does it stop? What if you want your baby to only have blue eyes? etc."

I probably wouldn't be able to kill someone, though :S
 
murf said:
you want to dump your responsibilities onto society then?
I guess that's why they have laws so the parent has to provide for the children or else anyone could dump of any kid (not just disabled) just because they don't want to care for them.
Just so I understand, you would just leave people to the elements.......so kids dying in the streets? Sounds like a third world country no? What would you do with your parents if they get Alzheimers for instance and can't fend for themselves?
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If "society" wont allow me to deal with it in my own way, then yes, i do want to dump my "responsibilities" on it.

I did say modern day equivalent. If we can put down a dog, why not a retarded child.

I would love to be able to put my parents down if they couldn't live a decent life and asked me to put them down.

Please feel free to put me to sleep if i'm a vegetable.
 
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