Baby dies after pacifier taped to mouth

Angela Deniece Dukes, 30, a foster mother in Columbia, South Carolina is being held behind bars for unlawful conduct towards a child which carries a felony offense of 10 years in prison.

She allegedly taped a pacifier to her 9-month-old foster son's mouth.



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Dad uses shock collar on kids

An Oregon dad decided to use a dog shock collar on his kids because he thought it would be funny. Marcum thought it twas funny to make them cry when they were shocked. He also supposedly chased his 3-year-old son around the house with the collar making the boy cry because he didn't want to be shocked. WHO WOULD?!

Todd Marcum, 41, is being held on charges of first-degree criminal mistreatment, and an $80,000 bond has been set.

The fouor children, all under the age of 10, are in the custody of their mother.



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Speed camera boss banned from driving

Tom Riall, 49, is head of Serco's home affairs division, one of Britain's biggest speed camera companies which has installed and managed speed cameras at more than 4,000 sites around Britain since 1992. So, you would think that this man would be careful with his speed right? Wrong. Apparently, this guy thinks he's above all that.

Cops clocked Riall doing 102.92mph. Riall was fined £300 (CAD $523.02) , £46 (CAD $80.16) towards prosecution costs and a victim surcharge of £15 (CAD $26.14). He was also banned from driving after his third speeding offence in two years.

The timesonline has quote Riall as saying

“I accept the decision of the court. I recognise that speeding is not acceptable and regret what I did. My speed was excessive and I’ve made a full apology. I would like to make it clear that I do acknowledge and accept that my speed was excessive and the offence merits points on my driving licence. I would point out that a potential ban would be a significant punishment on me as an individual.”

Full article and image via timesonline.co.uk.

Man who butchered, ate pet dog enters guilty plea

At the Moanalua Golf Course in Hawaii, an 8-month-old puppy named Caddy was tied to an equipment shed by its owner for a bit. Then Saturnino Palting, 48, and Nelson Domingo, 49, who were both groundskeepers at the golf course stole the little puppy. They took him to a house and proceeded to butcher and eat the puppy.

The two are being charged under a new felony animal cruelty law which carries a five year prison sentence. The Deputy Prosecutor Kristine Yoo told the Honolulu Advertiser "This case is not about anybody's culture, its not about anyone's eating habits," she said. "It's about cruelty to animals." AMEN SISTA!



Article via the Honlulu Advertiser.

Florida man charged with murder after baby thrown from car

Richard Anthony McTear Jr., 21, is being charged with first degree murder. What did he do? Well, as you saw in the headline, he threw his girlfriend's 3-month-old baby boy out of a moving car on the interstate in Florida.

Apparently, he went to Jasmine Bedwell's, 18, house in the wee hours of the morning and they got into an argument. He picked up the boy in his car seat, and threw him across the room causing him to fall out and fall to the concrete floor of the apartment. He then drove off and threw the baby out of his car.

When reporters asked him if he did it, all he could say was "it's a dirty game. A dirty game."

If he wants to play a dirty game, he's got one. He's going to prison (I'm hoping), and prisoners don't like people who hurt children. Personally, I think he should have the same treatment done to him as he did to the small child. Why waste tax payers money on keeping him alive in the "system?"



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Corrections sergeant shocks kids with stun gun during prison visit

When it's "Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day," parents will most likely show their kids where their desk is, let them sit in their chair, introduce them to their co-workers, take them out to lunch, or maybe even let them try to do some of the work their parents do. BUT, if you worked at a prison, would you take your daughter or son to work for a day or even a few hours? Not to mention zap them with 50,000 volts with a taser.

That's just what Franklin Correctional Institution Sgt. Walter Schmidt did. He wanted to show the kids what their parents do. Mind you, he did ask their parents, and seeing as how common sense didn't exist in this group of people, they said ok.

The children suffered burn marks on their arms, and one was taken to the hospital. Schmidt was fired after 14 years with the Department of Corrections, and rightfully so.



Full article here.
Image via the Dail Mail.

Cowboy ticketed for 'riding under the influence'

People at a strip mall in Colorado witnessed a cowboy who couldn't stay in the saddle. Obviously he was drunk. So, the cops were called in.

Brian Drone was ticketed for riding an animal while under the influence, a Class B traffic violation resulting in a $25 fine. However, cops had to figure out what to do with the horse. With a car, the cops could easily have it towed, but this was different. So, a friend of Drone's offered to put the horse in his stable.



Article and image via 9news.com.

New beach shoes combine high heels and flippers

This isn't our usual post on Chewing the Fat, but when I came across this I had to post it.

When you go to the beach, you don't think of wearing a pair of these ugly shoes do you? I can understand wearing heels, but that's at the pool where there's concrete--solid ground to stand on. For me, give me a pair of flip-flops and I'll be happy. I can wear them in the water or out. No problem and no fuss.

I wonder if these really will be available to the public. I'm dying to know which celebrity is gonna be photographed wearing a pair, and then all the herds of followers will be spotted wearing them too.



Article and image via The Telegraph.

Man guilty of biting off N.J. cop's finger

Rafael Pichardo could face up to 10 years in prison for biting off part of a New Jersey cop's finger! Pichardo was being arrested in Atlantic City (probably for being stupid). When the three cops showed up, Pichardo struggled with them and bit off part of Dean Dooley's left index finger.



Full article here.

Killer cleaned murder weapon in dishwasher

Doug Mercereau a Staten Island fire marshal was murdered when he was shot three times in the face. The accused? His wife Janet Mercereau. Apparently, after cleaning up the mess, she put the Smith & Wesson 9mm in the dishwasher!

Of course, if she was a smart person, she'd know she'd get caught sooner or later. Doesn't she watch all the TV shows out there like Law & Order, or CSI? There's all kinds of cool forensic stuff that will tell the police anything and everything!



Full article via the New York Post.