OT: Vegetablists Starve Child!

OT: Vegetablists Starve Child!

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CarZee

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13,382 posts

280 months

Tuesday 30th April 2002
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www.thisislondon.co.uk/dynamic/news/story.html?in_review_id=570203&in_review_text_id=537257
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A vegan couple have been accused of nearly starving their baby daughter to death by denying breast milk and feeding her nuts, fruit and vegetables.

Ice Swinton weighed only 10lb at the age of 17 months when care officials discovered her. She was half the weight of a normal child her age.

Her parents Joseph and Silva Swinton, both 31, of Queens, New York, have been charged with reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child.

The couple claim that they treat veganism as a religion.

Fatboy

8,196 posts

285 months

Tuesday 30th April 2002
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F*cking nutters! Makes me really angry to hear about F*ckwits like that. A powerful argument for suitability tests for prospective parents. (Not really a good idea I know, but there are some people who should not be allowed to reproduce).

Roadrunner

2,690 posts

280 months

Tuesday 30th April 2002
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Evil c*nts! Poor bloody kid. I've read that your adult height is usually twice your height at age 3. This poor kid will be left short later in life too.

steve harrison

461 posts

280 months

Tuesday 30th April 2002
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I'm sure I read about a similar case a year or so back. I can't for the life of me think of a reason for denying a child breast milk on the grounds that it's an animal product.

Contrary to what we may think chaps, that's what tits were designed, sorry evolved, for. All the other good stuff is just coincidental. As if child cruelty wasn't enough, these people should be prosecuted for simple stupidity.

markqelise

258 posts

277 months

Tuesday 30th April 2002
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Yep Steve - couple of stupid cvnts did it it this country as well and got away with it cos they convinced the court they had there daughters best interest at heart.
British justice just gets better as well - New today a couple have been given 3 years each for child abuse.
Doctors and police stated it was the worse case they had seen in 25 years - the toddler was covered from head to toe in scars and bruises.
3 years - My mate got 18 months for a 1 on 1 drunken fight outside a club - What are we doing in this country.

GregE240

10,857 posts

280 months

Tuesday 30th April 2002
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What a sad story, and my best mate and his missus are desperately trying for a baby...

MikeyT

17,245 posts

284 months

Tuesday 30th April 2002
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And some bloke gets six months for getting old lost golf balls out of a lake at his local course ... used his initiative I'd say!

World's gone bloody mad

nonegreen

7,803 posts

283 months

Wednesday 1st May 2002
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I'm sure I read about a similar case a year or so back. I can't for the life of me think of a reason for denying a child breast milk on the grounds that it's an animal product.

Contrary to what we may think chaps, that's what tits were designed, sorry evolved, for. All the other good stuff is just coincidental. As if child cruelty wasn't enough, these people should be prosecuted for simple stupidity.






I am sure in your world Steve tits were designed!!!! Now about this legislation making it illegal to be simply stupid. I think it likely that if it comes in to force the government will just lower the standards yet again and everyone will be relly bright. I saw last years A level physics paper today and it had 2 questions verbatim from the 1976 O level physics paper on it.

CarZee

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13,382 posts

280 months

Wednesday 1st May 2002
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What a sad story, and my best mate and his missus are desperately trying for a baby...
You're right Greg - that is a sad story...

COUNTRY'S FULL - STOP THAT!!!



Are we having a bet on whether they buy a baby on board sticker?

hertsbiker

6,443 posts

284 months

Thursday 2nd May 2002
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And some bloke gets six months for getting old lost golf balls out of a lake at his local course ... used his initiative I'd say!

World's gone bloody mad



I heard about this, they said 12 month son TV !!! insane.

JohnLow

1,763 posts

278 months

Friday 3rd May 2002
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And some bloke gets six months for getting old lost golf balls out of a lake at his local course ... used his initiative I'd say!

World's gone bloody mad



I heard about this, they said 12 month son TV !!! insane.



Mind you apparently in 1637 a man convicted of stealing golf balls was sentenced to death.