Boy Reportedly Killed by Mother

Computer Composite and Photograph of Camden Hughes

Sometimes we are reminded of the utter depravity that human beings are capable of.  Most of us shake our heads with disbelief at the atrocities of your Ted Bundys, your Manson families, your wannabe actors that kill their mothers.

While all murder is reprehensible, it is my hope that there is a special place in hell for mothers that kill their children.  Susan Smith, Casey Anthony, Andrea Yates … you can claim depression or a past plagued by abuse or that the devil made you do it or whatever, but the idea of a child being slaughtered by the very hand that brought it into the world …

It gives me the shivers.

And it pisses me off.

On May 14th, a Maine resident found the body of a young boy on the side of the road.  The little boy, whose death was considered a homicide from the get-go, was unidentified for days as police followed tips from all over the country with the help of a computer-generated reconstruction based on … well, you know.

The town of South Berwick, where he was found, rallied around this nameless child, creating makeshift memorials and holding …

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Another Carjacking? Olympian Jenny Thompson Attacked on Motor Scooter

Photo of Carjacking in Progress
Random violent acts against women continue to happen every day.  Whether it’s purse snatchings, harassment and catcalls, or even more dire situations, an undercurrent of violence continues to exist in today’s society.  Perhaps one of the most common situations where this type of violence occurs is the carjacking.

Take, for example, the recent experience of Olympic swimming star Jenny Thompson, who was attacked while riding her motor scooter Monday night.  Thompson suffered cuts and scrapes but is otherwise okay after the attack in Brookline, Massachusetts.

From Foster’s Daily Democrat:

Eight-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Jenny Thompson says would-be robbers punched her in the face in a failed bid to steal her scooter outside Boston.

The Dover, N.H., native told WBZ-TV on Wednesday that she was riding in Brookline on Monday night when a vehicle stopped behind her with its headlights out. She says two people got out, punched her, pushed her down and tried to grab her ride.

Thompson held onto the scooter and screamed for help, forcing the assailants to flee. The 37-year-old suffered a cut on her nose and several scrapes and was treated at the scene.

Police say three teenagers were arrested.

This is scary.  Like, ridiculously scary.  Here’s a woman on her way home from her residency at Brigham and Women’s, and she gets attacked …

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