Man kills 3-year-old boy for being a "sissy"!

[Alex]

wendybeth, I want to be very clear. I make no claim that they are starving and lacking in means of passing the time. Simply that they aren't currently doing anything very funny.

And to keep this on topic, I'm pretty sure I heard a rumor that Eric Idle beat his children to death when one of them saw Dad cut himself on a broken glass and said "it's just a flesh wound." Query: was this violence caused by his horrible upbringing or was it a silent call for a more public discussion of the ravaging affects of alcoholism on today's youth?

[wendybeth]

Only here could a thread derail so completely.

(Good attempt at rerail there, Alex!)

[tracilicious]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

And to keep this on topic, I'm pretty sure I heard a rumor that Eric Idle beat his children to death when one of them saw Dad cut himself on a broken glass and said "it's just a flesh wound." Query: was this violence caused by his horrible upbringing or was it a silent call for a more public discussion of the ravaging affects of alcoholism on today's youth?

And more importantly, is the violence excusable in a case like that?

[Prudence]

Originally Posted by tracilicious

And more importantly, is the violence excusable in a case like that?

I think we have to accept that violence is inherent in the system.

[wendybeth]

Good one, Prudence!!!