It Only Takes A Second: Toddler Breaks Away and Bolts for a Cliff

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Tragedy was narrowly averted in Hawaii this week after a toddler wandered away from his family and nearly fell off a 400-foot cliff. The group had been watching the erupting Kilauea volcano when the boy wandered off “in a split second” while the family was distracted, captivated by the glow of the lava. He ran straight towards the edge of a nearby cliff. His screaming mother was able to grab him just in the nick of time. I’ve heard of … Continue reading →

Boy Suspended For Not Tateling Quickly Enough

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In a classic example of Zero Tolerance run amuck, an 11-year-old-boy in Virginia was suspended for not immediately reporting that a fellow student had brought a bullet to class. According to Tim Anderson, the family’s attorney, the boy was shown the bullet just before a test. So he took the test, and then told the teacher about the student with the bullet as soon as the test finished. The boy received the same two day suspension as the child who … Continue reading →

Is A Vegan Diet Child Abuse

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In Uniontown, Pennsylvania, a mother has been charged with child endangerment, accused of child endangerment for feeding him a vegan diet. Elizabeth Hawk  had been giving her 11 month old a diet of nuts and berries. (It is important to note that this is not enough variety in the diet for good nourishment, and a vegan diet includes much more.) According to state police, the 30-year-old mother, resident of Farmington, became “obsessed” with the vegan diet. This prompted her estranged … Continue reading →

Some People Just Don’t Learn

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One woman was called to court to answer charges that she had locked her kids in a hot car while she was out running errands. So when she arrived at the court house for her hearing that day, guess what she did with her children? You guessed it: she locked them inside the car on a day when the temperature reached 93. Police spotted the car with two unattended children locked inside, and proceeded to charge her with 3 additional … Continue reading →

What’s A Slap Worth

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At Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School, a woman was upset that her 4th grade son was allegedly slapped by his teacher. So in response to this incident, she created a 40 page list of reparations she expects to receive, and submitted this referendum to President Obama and two dozen other officials. Among her demands: $1.25 million in cash $13,000 in Walmart gift cards Free college education Private tennis lessons Disney World Vacation Her mortgage completely paid off An African … Continue reading →

False Abduction Story Leads to Mother’s Arrest For Child Abuse

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When a five-year-old girl was reported missing by her mother, police issued an Amber Alert, frantically searching for the missing girl, assuming she was abducted.  While the case ended in tragedy, the danger was not from a stranger, but from someone close. A tip came from the child’s grandmother that things may not be all they seem.  After getting conflicting stories from the mother about what happened, police executed a search warrant and found 5-year-old Maha Li Hobbs inside a … Continue reading →

Would You Like To Pet My Alligator?

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There are certain invitations one is wise to decline: Would you like to come into the back of my van for some candy? Would you climb all the way into the oven my dear…oh, and cover yourself in butter so you slide right in? I would think, ‘Would you like to let your children come pet and play with my 750-pound alligator’ might seem like another obvious invitation for parents to decline. Apparently not! A man in New York had … Continue reading →

Girl Killed By Falling Gate

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Tragedy struck. in Arizona on Monday. when a 9-year-old-girl was killed at her elementary school by a falling gate. The metal gate was apparently either damaged or not put together properly, and slid off its hinges when she opened it, falling on the girl and crushing her to death. This may seem like a freak occurrence, but these types of things happen more often than you think. I once wrote an article titled “Which is more dangerous: sex offenders or … Continue reading →

Two Kids Take Joy Ride After Spat With Mom

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According to the Florida Sheriff’s Department, two tweens, a boy and a girl, were upset with their mother, who took away their electronic devices, reportedly because they were not using them properly.  So in their anger, they decided to take their mother’s car and hit the road, apparently searching for more tech-friendly living arrangements.  Police caught up with the pair 200 miles from where their mother had reported them missing.  The 10-year-old boy was driving with his 11-year-old sister in … Continue reading →