14 year old girl starved to 48lbs by her parents

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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm..._abuse14m.html

For Rebecca Long, it was a "power struggle" intended to rein in an unruly stepdaughter. She'd lock the teenager in her bedroom and deny her food and water, according to court documents. To teach her a lesson.

For the girl, it was a nightmarish struggle to survive on toast and a half a Dixie cup of water a day. Desperate to slake her thirst, the girl reportedly told detectives she would sometimes suck condensation from the windows or sneak a drink from the toilet — that is, until she got caught.

Then, she said, she was forced to sleep on the floor in her stepmom's room, a heavy dresser blocking the door.

The rest of the time, according to detectives, the child was locked in her room behind double deadbolts, her floor and clothing sprinkled with rodent droppings and every bite of her meager meals an agony because her teeth were rotting out.

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Following with the horrible news stories... This is semi-near where I live. Most messed up things in the news dont bother me. But this is just fucked up.

[ertyu]

And that's why you don't try to teach lessons.

[Ruiner]

I could see MAYBE doing this for like, a day, to "teach a lesson." Even then that'd be extreme. But to starve a child of water for so fucking long that her teeth rot because her saliva glands stopped working? Are you fucking kidding me?

[Drex]

I hope they give the parents "an eye for an eye" treatment

[Ghost_Wheel22]

What the shit? Teach what kind of lesson, Auschwitz 101?

[Metah]

48 lbs? What a fattie

[Tricen]

Bitch shoulda stayed in the kitchen.



That's mean. People never cease to amaze me.

[TheShadyMan]

I think its kinda funny how her 12 year old brother was perfectly fine.

[Koyuki]

I think its kinda funny how her 12 year old brother was perfectly fine.

Clearly her brother demonstrated how much more adapt males are to surviving.

[TheShadyMan]

Both dogs must have been male too.

[Maguspk]

Wow, very disturbing...I hate hearing stuff like this really depressing knowing this sort of stuff goes on. I hope both parents are prosecuted according to the law and get lots of time in prison.

[Gregorio]

And that's why you don't try to teach lessons.

OH MY GOD THAT GUYS ARM CAME OFF

[Mrcloudz]

Man, reading that made me sad it amazes me how fucking terrible some people really are.

BUT! Having said that,
My expression quickly changed from sad frown to uproarious laughter-induced smile when I saw the ads at the bottom of the page!

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/9726/picture1fh7.png

[gandorf]

>_> I thought the foster care people were supposed to check in on the kids every few months?

[Ruiner]

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/6736/picture2pd4.png

Off-topic but oh god I laughed so hard

[Ksandra]

>_> I thought the foster care people were supposed to check in on the kids every few months?

They weren't in foster care. [edit] I think you got confused, they're in foster care now not when this incident happened.

THis is really sad, some people are so fucking nuts. ><

At least the semi happy note is that they caught it before it was too late.

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Dunno if she will survive though. I know that extreme starvation can still be fatal even if you begin to get the correct nutrition, and even then there is usually severe permanent health consequences.

Article said she was only 4'7, though it didnt say it was directly related to the lack of food/water. However it seems like the case since you go through so much growing at that age, and without the proper nutrition...

[Aksannyi]

I hate people like this ... I just don't understand it.

[Xenega]

Both those parents need to be shot. Although life in prison will probably be a hell of a lot more horrible for them.
fucking crazy parents
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[Tyr]

That's pretty disgusting - there are some sick people out there.

And that's why you don't try to teach lessons.

I love you

(because I know where that is from, and I know you know where that is from)