Well, you got me started. In 2001 a baby -- a mere 6 months old -- was beaten, BITTEN, thrown into the air, RAPED by her father and uncle. This horrible abuse only came to light because the mother finally took Brianna to the ER when she was nearly lifeless. Brianna died from multiple internal injuries as you can imagine. Up until that time, mother and grandmother and another uncle did NOTHING to stop the abuse. >:-(

Another bad case I knew of 10 years ago: Family of 5 little boys. Dad enjoyed picking them up and throwing them against the wall, beating them with a belt. He tried shoving their mother out of a moving car, to kill her -- in front of them, screaming and crying for her safety. Finally he went to prison. By this time the eldest children were 11 and 13, very violent and angry -- as to be expected. Mother couldn't cope with it, despite offers of help; she ran off, abandoning all 5 boys, the youngest of whom was only 4.

::shakes head:: I've often wondered what became of those boys. The eldest had some sort of affinity for me; he'd come right over to me and stand close, as if knowing I'd protect him. This, despite our being of different races [nothing wrong with that of course!] I still say a prayer for them when they come to mind.

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