Child dies from being forced to drink grape soda pop

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08 Feb 2014, 12:32 am

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/child-dies- ... e-charged/

...and I thought I was a sick bastard when it came to discipline. :cry:

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08 Feb 2014, 12:38 am

Whatever happened to being sent to your room with no dessert?
When they are in prison they should only be allowed grape soda to drink for the entire stay.

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08 Feb 2014, 1:09 am

No executive summary?

I've already heard of this case. Drive your electrolytes too low and this is the likely outcome.

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08 Feb 2014, 2:05 am

It appears to be intentional to me. Like they researched it then did it. Who else would ever think to punish their kid by making them drink 2.5 liters of grape soda for any other reason than to kill her?

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08 Feb 2014, 2:29 am

That's just wrong... Thankfully, she's now in a better place away from her parents.

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08 Feb 2014, 4:20 am

A few parents sure some up with some strange punishment.

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08 Feb 2014, 5:37 am

Humans tend to be quite creative when it comes to devising ways to harm each other.

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08 Feb 2014, 2:32 pm

What was this "punishment" supposedly for?

Dont recall seeing that in the article.

I mean- the cliche soaping a kids mouth for saying naughty words- has a (maybe twisted) logic.

But what infraction would lead a parent to think of forcing thier kid to drink half of gallon of soda pop? Where did THAT idea come from?

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08 Feb 2014, 5:54 pm

From the news article:

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An investigation revealed the girl had been forced to drink approximately 2.4 liters of water and soda over one to two hours as punishment.

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08 Feb 2014, 6:05 pm

naturalplastic wrote:

What was this "punishment" supposedly for?

Apparently, it was taking grape soda from her stepmother:

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/08/justice/tennessee-girl-soda-death/

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09 Feb 2014, 2:52 am

WTF....just another example of f****d up people...too many of those, seriously.

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09 Feb 2014, 4:57 am

Child abuse stories like this f*****g sicken me. This is yet another reason why people who want to procreate should be legally obliged to take parenting courses and get licensed before they do so. Fail to complete the course before your kid is born? Your kid goes into professional, state-run care until you can prove you're a worthy parent. Have all the sex you want, but make sure it doesn't result in a pregnancy, unless you are willing to become a responsible parent.

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