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Subject: Re: Killer father gets 5 years for son's brutal death
From: dame_zumari@yahoo.com (Louise Bremner)
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Eric Takabayashi <etakajp@yahoo.co.jp> wrote:

> > The thing that constantly 'gets me' about these stories isn't so much
> > that it happens;
> 
> It certainly does get me that the best way such people can think of to
> quiet a crying infant or toddler is to beat them, pound their head on
> something, or to throw them.

No thought involved at all.... Have you ever had to look after a small
child who wouldn't stop crying, no matter what you do? There's that
instant where something snaps. Most people can catch themselves just
before they lash out, most of the time.

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