So You Need a License to Drive a Car, but Have Children Any Moron(s) Can, Hmmm!

[cptkirk321]

Nev. couple blame Internet for neglect 2 hours, 36 minutes ago



RENO, Nev. - A couple who authorities say were so obsessed with the Internet and video games that they left their babies starving and suffering other health problems have pleaded guilty to child neglect.

The children of Michael and Iana Straw, a boy age 22 months and a girl age 11 months, were severely malnourished and near death last month when doctors saw them after social workers took them to a hospital, authorities said. Both children are doing well and gaining weight in foster care, prosecutor Kelli Ann Viloria told the Reno Gazette-Journal.

Michael Straw, 25, and Iana Straw, 23, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts each of child neglect. Each faces a maximum 12-year prison sentence.

Viloria said the Reno couple were too distracted by online video games, mainly the fantasy role-playing "Dungeons & Dragons" series, to give their children proper care.

"They had food; they just chose not to give it to their kids because they were too busy playing video games," Viloria told the Reno Gazette-Journal.

Police said hospital staff had to shave the head of the girl because her hair was matted with cat urine. The 10-pound girl also had a mouth infection, dry skin and severe dehydration.

Her brother had to be treated for starvation and a genital infection. His lack of muscle development caused him difficulty in walking, investigators said.

The Straws have been given public defenders. Jeremy Bosler, head of the county public defender's office, declined to comment to The Associated Press on Saturday.

Michael Straw is an unemployed cashier, and his wife worked for a temporary staffing agency doing warehouse work, according to court records. He received a $50,000 inheritance that he spent on computer equipment and a large plasma television, authorities said.

While child abuse because of drug addiction is common, abuse rooted in video game addiction is rare, Viloria said.

Last month, experts at an American Medical Association meeting backed away from a proposal to designate video game addiction as a mental disorder, saying it had to be studied further. Some said the issue is like alcoholism, while others said there was no concrete evidence it's a psychological disease.

Patrick Killen, spokesman for Nevada Child Abuse Prevention, said video game addiction's correlation to child abuse is "a new spin on an old problem."

"As we become more technologically advanced, there's more distractions," Killen said. "It's easy for someone to get addicted to something and neglect their children. Whether it's video games or meth, it's a serious issue, and (we) need to become more aware of it."

[Dr. Jack]

It's sick to think about all the parents who obviously have no right to be parents

[uva3021]

video game addiction?

gotta be freakin kiddin me

[Davydave]

The courts should be able to force sterilization of the parents in cases of abuse like this.

[Cameron]

Originally Posted by Davydave

The courts should be able to force sterilization of the parents in cases of abuse like this.

Yeah but that would be a violation of their rights of course. The rights of the innocent children they bring into the world and force to suffer are much less important.

[Davydave]

Originally Posted by Cameron

Yeah but that would be a violation of their rights of course. The rights of the innocent children they bring into the world and force to suffer are much less important.

Correct.

We allow them to have 8 kids, pay for welfare, pay for foster care, pay for therapists, pay for lawyers , pay for their incarceration, pay for their parole officers. We've paid enough. Time to clean up the gene pool, but the ACLU pussies won't have it.

[Cameron]

Originally Posted by Davydave

Correct.

We allow them to have 8 kids, pay for welfare, pay for foster care, pay for therapists, pay for lawyers , pay for their incarceration, pay for their parole officers. We've paid enough. Time to clean up the gene pool, but the ACLU pussies won't have it.

The ACLU in conjunction with all the pinko judges who are always giving the ACLU exactly what they want. Sometimes I really think we might as well just cut out the midddle man and put the ACLU scumbags on the courts themselves, I don't think things would be much different.

[cptkirk321]

Originally Posted by Dr. Jack

It's sick to think about all the parents who obviously have no right to be parents

Go to malls that are not that higher up type of shopping centers during the day and you can see for yourself how many shouldn't be parents. And how many of them we are paying to be parents through our taxes It is absoloutely a joke watching all of these kids and dredges of society who are parents and know the reason they are walking through the mall at 2pm in the afternoon is because my taxes are helping pay for them to stay at home. As for these two, I think a snip snip for him and a cut cut for her are definitely the best solution before they recreate again

[guzzi]

junkiez...

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by uva3021

video game addiction?

gotta be freakin kiddin me

no different than gambling addiction

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by Cameron

Yeah but that would be a violation of their rights of course. The rights of the innocent children they bring into the world and force to suffer are much less important.

how about put into law a 1 child max mandate? like china does

[dave nz]

Originally Posted by cptkirk321

Nev. couple blame Internet for neglect 2 hours, 36 minutes ago



RENO, Nev. - A couple who authorities say were so obsessed with the Internet and video games that they left their babies starving and suffering other health problems have pleaded guilty to child neglect.

The children of Michael and Iana Straw, a boy age 22 months and a girl age 11 months, were severely malnourished and near death last month when doctors saw them after social workers took them to a hospital, authorities said. Both children are doing well and gaining weight in foster care, prosecutor Kelli Ann Viloria told the Reno Gazette-Journal.

Michael Straw, 25, and Iana Straw, 23, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts each of child neglect. Each faces a maximum 12-year prison sentence.

Viloria said the Reno couple were too distracted by online video games, mainly the fantasy role-playing "Dungeons & Dragons" series, to give their children proper care.

"They had food; they just chose not to give it to their kids because they were too busy playing video games," Viloria told the Reno Gazette-Journal.

Police said hospital staff had to shave the head of the girl because her hair was matted with cat urine. The 10-pound girl also had a mouth infection, dry skin and severe dehydration.

Her brother had to be treated for starvation and a genital infection. His lack of muscle development caused him difficulty in walking, investigators said.

The Straws have been given public defenders. Jeremy Bosler, head of the county public defender's office, declined to comment to The Associated Press on Saturday.

Michael Straw is an unemployed cashier, and his wife worked for a temporary staffing agency doing warehouse work, according to court records. He received a $50,000 inheritance that he spent on computer equipment and a large plasma television, authorities said.

While child abuse because of drug addiction is common, abuse rooted in video game addiction is rare, Viloria said.

Last month, experts at an American Medical Association meeting backed away from a proposal to designate video game addiction as a mental disorder, saying it had to be studied further. Some said the issue is like alcoholism, while others said there was no concrete evidence it's a psychological disease.

Patrick Killen, spokesman for Nevada Child Abuse Prevention, said video game addiction's correlation to child abuse is "a new spin on an old problem."

"As we become more technologically advanced, there's more distractions," Killen said. "It's easy for someone to get addicted to something and neglect their children. Whether it's video games or meth, it's a serious issue, and (we) need to become more aware of it."

[Romanowski]

the welfare state rewards this behavior

furthermore it rewards mothers who have as many children possible ( different fathers or not) as long as no father lives in the home. Weakening the 'family' unit for the poor

sad indeed