California Teen Avoids Heavy Sentence in Matricide by Pinning the Blame On Boyfriend

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There’s no doubt about it, the mother/daughter dynamic can be tough.  Words and actions can be easily misconstrued—on both sides—and it can ultimately lead to a lot of pain and heartache.

And, evidently, murder.

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In 2009, Joanne Witt of California was brutally stabbed to death in a plot hatched by her daughter Tylar, then just fourteen years old, and Tylar’s 19-year-old boyfriend, Steven Colver.

Seems Ms. Witt had the audacity to go to the police and file a statutory rape claim against Colver, now twenty-one, giving authorities Tylar’s diary as evidence.

Tylar Witt clearly felt that matricide was a just reward for her …

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Couple Asks Surrogate to Terminate Pregnancy After Discovering Fetus Has Down Syndrome

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Well here’s a story located at the capital of all gray areas:

After a couple from British Columbia found out the fetus their surrogate was carrying had Down Syndrome, they requested that the surrogate have an abortion. And she refused.

It’s quite the pickle, and for many different reasons. First of all, it brings up the argument over what constitutes a birth defect. I often wonder if parents-to-be sit down and create a list of birth defects they can and cannot live with. It seems like the responsible thing to do I suppose, but if I was to …

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Juvenile Court Counselor Admits to Rape, Does Not Spend a Single Night in Jail

Meet Tony Simmons, a New York City juvenile court counselor whose job it was to look after, offer guidance, and be a voice of reason to troubled young people.  Admirable way to earn a living, right?  His was a downright charitable line of work.  You’d even assume, due to his job title, that Tony Simmons would be an upstanding role model to others.  Sadly?  He is none of the above.

Tragically, he is a rapist, a predator, who seemingly took on his position of juvenile counselor …

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Infanticide as a Legal Defence

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When one tries to picture the most dangerous point in their lives, images of your mother holding you near and dear in her arms probably don’t spark much terror in your heart. But according to studies by the American Centers for Disease Control (CDC), this time may have been one of the most dangerous in your life,

“In the United States, you are 10 times more likely to die by homicide — to be murdered — on the day you are born than at any other time during your life.

Even if you make through your first day, you still risk a better chance of being murdered during your first year of life than in any other year of childhood before you turn 17.”

Sounds insane, but apparently infanticide, …

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