Police are investigating allegations that two girls used a heated fork to brand a 7-year-old boy on his stomach.

I couldn't decided between "weird" and "crime". picked by InherentHorizon 2 years ago

No woman escapes: women of all ages get a whipping, from children to grandmothers. In fact, it's considered rude to leave one of the women in a gathering out, even if she's 70 years old. picked by gammerus 2 years ago

A Fort Lauderdale, Florida, elementary school art teacher shook an 8-year-old student and punched him in the face, causing a bruise, because the youngster broke a crayon, according to a police report obtained Wednesday. picked by arsphidius 1 year ago

really. picked by PulsisX 3 years ago

"This all comes at a time when the economy is in sort of in the tank and union members are losing their jobs. Here are some numbers released today, for example. Manufacturing - the economy has lost 219,000 manufacturing jobs. Service industry - down 359,000 jobs. The goods producing and construction jobs down 338,000. It is hard to get exact numbers, but many of those people are dues-paying u... read full post picked by shuallyo 9 months ago

A documentary about carriage horses in New York city. At the time, Moss was working as a stand-up comedian. Like most New Yorkers, he’d never thought much about the horses hauling tourists through crowded streets.He decided to make a short YouTube video about the controversy, and before long, it ballooned into a 53-minute documentary. picked by TraumaMamma 2 years ago

They are some of Cleveland's most outrageous 9-1-1 calls, and the Fox 8 I-Team exposes how they are turning paramedics into glorified taxicab drivers. The I-Team's Tom Merriman finds that the number of patients who use ambulances to get to the hospital takes health care dysfunction to a whole new level. But cities are changing policies! It's about time! picked by TraumaMamma 2 years ago

Nojoud Muhammed Nasser arrived at court looking for justice against her father who forced her to marry a man 22 years her senior. The child also asked for a divorce, accusing her husband of sexual and domestic abuse.

According to Yemeni law, Nojoud cannot prosecute, as she is underage. However a court judge heard her and ordered the arrests of both her father and husband. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

As anyone who has read Oliver Twist will know, Victorian Britain could be a pretty bleak place for a child not born into money. There were laws protecting animals from cruelty, but kids were free game. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

Follow-up to this story. (hope I linked that right)

Police said two parents fled Clark County on Sept. 7 with their four minor children who had previously been placed in the state's custody due to a pending sexual assault case in which their father was charged with numerous counts of rape of a child. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

“The baby that was deceased was in a playpen," prosecutors said earlier this year. "Just next to the playpen where the baby was cat feces next to the baby's bottle on the floor, as well as what appeared to be ground food on the floor. Law enforcement has learned that the baby died from an overdose of methadone...methadone was given to the baby." picked by muppet 8 months ago

Catello is charged with 27 counts of sexual assault and lewdness. Victims said if they told anyone, Catello said they would burn in hell. picked by Doggylives 5 months ago

A 12 year old girl wrote on MySpace about how her father and stepmother gave her cocaine.

The police found this rather interesting and decided to chat with them about it. picked by Boomshank 3 years ago

The Pierce County Sheriff's Department said the couple's 10-year-old son was tortured and forced to live in the garage without any blankets...The boy told detectives he slept on the cement floor in the garage for punishment because the bed belongs to his brothers. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

A 9-year old child was taken to the hospital complaining of stomach pains. They found that she was 4-months pregnant with twins. Her stepfather was raping her since she was 6, paying her 42 cents for each violation. He is also suspected of raping her handicapped sister. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

Then laughed and danced as the fire grew. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

The seven children- four boys and three girls ranging from eleven months to thirteen years old were living inside two campers and a mobile home.... picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

A caretaker was arrested Thursday for punching a disabled man repeatedly in the face. Port Orange police said, as bad as the case sounds, it is even worse considering there's video of the incident.
*not a video, not sure I could stand it if it were. Oh, and guess which state? picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

How much do we really know about the food we buy at our local supermarkets and serve to our families? Food, Inc. lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that's been hidden from the American consumer. picked by TraumaMamma 7 months ago

Prosecutors said that Gabriel Kalama forced one child to eat another child’s feces, that he taped a child's hands together and exploded fireworks between the child’s hands and that he beat two children with a bat.

5 years for abusing 5 kids? i am NOT impressed with the law. picked by muppet 1 year ago