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Seven children murdered (Doncaster, England)

BBC News

2009 01 12

Children services inquiry ordered

An inquiry will be launched into children’s services at Doncaster Council, the BBC has learned.

It comes after serious case reviews were ordered into the deaths of seven children in the area….

In each case it was found social workers had missed opportunities to intervene and one review described the children’s services department as chaotic and dangerous….(Full Story)
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F4L: The article states that in one case, “The baby’s father, James Howson, 25, was told he must spend a minimum of 22 years in prison after he was found guilty of murdering his daughter in the town,” and that “The baby’s mother, Tina Hunt, 25, was given a 12-month suspended sentence after admitting cruelty.”

Given that no other male perpetrators of child abuse were identified in the article, it is fairly safe to assume that the remaining perpetrators of fatal child abuse were all women.

The article does not identify whether James Howson was the natural father of the child whom he murdered.  An Internet search provided a number of articles that identify that Amy Howson was James Howson’s daughter, but that still does not make it clear whether he was her natural father.

As to how many of the murders were committed by the fathers of the children who were murdered, one article states, “Of the seven deaths being examined in serious case reviews, two of the children were murdered by their fathers and four were less than one year old at the time of their deaths,” which leaves it to anyone’s imagination who it was who murdered the other five children.

Without a doubt, the BBC’s anti-male bias is apparent but transparent.

Dads Wanted!

Dads Wanted!

Tanni Haas, a Brooklyn-based author and father of a 5-year old boy, is writing a book about fatherhood.

To that end, he is looking for fathers of all ages and backgrounds to share their favorite “Daddy Moments” – situations where they learned something significant about what one should or should not do as a dad. These anecdotes can deal with any aspect of fatherhood, from the first time you changed the diaper on your newborn to saving money for your college-bound teenagers. Your observations can be serious, funny, self-reflective – and everything else in between. You decide!

If you want to share your favorite “Daddy Moments,” please access the following brief (one-page) questionnaire:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=pvyYR9zEXKbPTnc399WPjA_3d_3d

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Two Men Stoned to Death for Adultery in Iran

FOXNEWS.COM

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

TEHRAN, Iran —  Two men convicted of adultery were stoned to death in northeastern Iran last month but a third convicted man managed to escape, Iran’s judiciary spokesman said Tuesday.

Ali Reza Jamshidi said the stoning took place in the city of Mashhad in late December but did not provide the names of the convicted men.

Under Iran’s Islamic law, adultery is punishable by stoning, but such sentences are rare. International human rights groups have long criticized stoning in Iran as a cruel form of punishment….(Full Story)
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F4L:  That puts the lie to the feminist propagandistic assertion that only women are being stoned to death in Arabic countries for allegedly committing adultery, right?

Woman jailed — she tried to set boyfriend on fire

FoxNews.com; Minnesota, USA

2009 01 12

ST. CLOUD, Minn.  —  A St. Cloud woman is in jail after police say she tried to set her boyfriend on fire using a lighter and air freshener.

Investigators say the 49-year-old woman is accused of pouring fingernail polish remover on the victim and the blanket covering him, then trying to light him on fire.

The victim was able to take the air freshener from the woman. Police say she then hit him on the back of the head and bit him several times. As the man tried to call police, the woman allegedly ripped the phone cord out of the wall.

The woman is in the Stearns County Jail on suspicion of domestic assault and interfering with a 911 call….(Source URL)

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