thru the grapevine, (and I'm not revealing who clued me in) I've been informed that those of us that blame the parents for this tragedy have a vendetta against the parents. which is funny b/c those of us on PT that do not have children are by far outnumbered by those that do. You can be a responsible PARENT and PET OWNER, and fact of the matter these 3 people (I can't really say adults b/c the mom of the baby isn't) FAILED miserably and the ones that suffered for it are the innocent baby and the puppy. They are both gone from this world, never to return. Am I angry that this was allowed to happen. You bet.
But to actually say vendetta
ven�det�ta �� (vn-dt) KEY �

NOUN:

A feud between two families or clans that arises out of a slaying and is perpetuated by retaliatory acts of revenge; a blood feud.
A bitter, destructive feud
ummmm. No. I'm not asking for their blood or their head on a platter. I'm sure that they will beat themselves up over this for the rest of their lives. Yes, I made a crack about the father's hair. I know that teenagers try to be different and try to individualize themselves by the way they look, but you know what? First impressions are something you can't change. I still stand by my opinion and won't edit or change it. Do I think his haircut killed that baby? of course not. Even if he were clean cut - this still could have happened, he just wouldn't look like a meth head. What killed that baby was ignorant behaivor. And people need to take responsibility for that. I wasn't one of the ones that immediately said substance abuse played a factor, and if they find that it was the case, then I hope the law steps in. But it doesn't matter if they were playing checkers, smoking pot, or sleeping or just watching tv. They failed in their responsiblity to keep that baby safe and they have to live with that for the rest of their lives, not me.
This person also made a crack about child protective services, which is a moot point b/c why would CPS step in when the baby was already dead? They also made a crack about the immaturity level on this board, which I find amusing considering the original person the said it apparently has been lying thru their teeth. ahhh the joys of the internet.