Wow...talk about cold blooded: mom makes 12yr old son kill hamster after bad grades

[Wheezer]

As punishment for bad grades, a Georgia mother forced her 12-year-old son to kill his pet hamster with a hammer, police said. The day after he was forced to kill his pet, the child told his teacher, Meriwether County Sheriff Steve Whitlock told the AJC Thursday evening.

The teacher reported the incident to DFCS authorities, who contacted police, Whitlock said. The pet's death allegedly took place at the family's Warm Springs home.

On Friday, 38-year-old Lynn Middlebrooks Geter was arrested, Whitlock said. Geter faces one charge each of animal cruelty, child cruelty and battery.

Geter remained in the Meriwether County jail Thursday evening, Whitlock said. Meriwether County is located about 90 minutes southwest of Atlanta.

Geter's husband, Brad Geter, decline to comment on the incident when reached by phone Friday evening.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Fucked up. I hope she serves time. I also hope they do a thorough assessment of the suitability of that environment for raising kids. (where was dad? did he know?)

 

[mmntech]

I believe in ironic punishment, so...

Take about a Jobian dilemma for the kid. He'll probably need a lot of therapy for that. She should probably loose the kid, at least for a while. That kind of violent and controlling behaviour usually escalates in these cases.

 

[Bulk Beef]

/refers to handbook "How to Raise a Serial Killer"

Yep, right there on page one.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Messed up.

But honestly, have you guys seen a hamster? Those things are smaller than the palm of your hand.

I have a guinea pig. Those things are like water balloons. Maybe a Chipotle burrito. I put him in with a hamster and my guinea pig couldnt even see the hamster because it was so small. It trampled over the hamster trying to get to its water bottle.

So this tiny thing dying becomes such tragedy to result in jail time? Come on. Stupid parent, but taxpayer $$$ going to this?

 

[techs]

Spare the rodent, spoil the child.

 

[waffleironhead]

Spare the rodent, spoil the child.

ATOT never disappoints

 

[SlitheryDee]

Pretty fucked up. I wonder if this would be a issue if she had made him tear up his PS3 or similar inanimate object rather than a pet? If someone gave me the choice between killing a hampster and killing my computer I know what I'd choose...

 

[Nitemare]

/refers to handbook "How to Raise a Serial Killer"

Yep, right there on page one.

thought that involved a blender

It's a hairy tail-less rat, no?

 

[Gooberlx2]

So this tiny thing dying becomes such tragedy to result in jail time?

The act, cruel intent and the child abuse should result in jail time, yes.

 

[CrackRabbit]

That pic says; " I keep the crazy in a bottle next to the whiskey and xanax on my nightstand."

 

[Barfo]

Messed up.

But honestly, have you guys seen a hamster? Those things are smaller than the palm of your hand.

I have a guinea pig. Those things are like water balloons. Maybe a Chipotle burrito. I put him in with a hamster and my guinea pig couldnt even see the hamster because it was so small. It trampled over the hamster trying to get to its water bottle.

So this tiny thing dying becomes such tragedy to result in jail time? Come on. Stupid parent, but taxpayer $$$ going to this?

I agree with you, midget killers should serve less time as well!

 

[TallBill]

Pretty fucked up. I wonder if this would be a issue if she had made him tear up his PS3 or similar inanimate object rather than a pet? If someone gave me the choice between killing a hampster and killing my computer I know what I'd choose...

Yeah.. sorry fluffy, I gotta play some sim city.

 

[ShawnD1]

(faces of meth)

 

[thegimp03]

That's pretty messed up. Why would any mother make a child do this? She must be crazy.

 

[Howard]

(faces of meth)

She's actually not that bad.

 

[Capt Caveman]

They should hit her with a hammer.

 

[destrekor]

She's actually not that bad.

give her time. she just got into crank.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Geter faces one charge each of animal cruelty, child cruelty and battery.

I understand the animal cruelty and the child cruelty... but how does battery come into this?

I thought that was physically harming another person?

 

[destrekor]

They should hit her with a hamster.

ftfy

 

[F1N3ST]

I understand the animal cruelty and the child cruelty... but how does battery come into this?

I thought that was physically harming another person?

Yeah, seems like it would be assault if anything.

Battery = Physical
Assault = Verbal with capability to do harm.

 

[Juddog]

It's just a hamster, dunno why people are all up in arms. People kill tons of cows, bulls and chickens every day and nobody gives a sh!t.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

 

[Adrenaline]

The act, cruel intent and the child abuse should result in jail time, yes.

This is just nuts. This is an animal, not a human. Is this animal domesticated anywhere else in the world outside of the US? It probably is, but it probably provides food somewhere else.

 

[surfsatwerk]

It's just a hamster, dunno why people are all up in arms. People kill tons of cows, bulls and chickens every day and nobody gives a sh!t.

As far as I am aware the majority of those animals aren't being beaten to death by children because they got bad grades.