PG

Kids being kept in cages by their parents ! Was on the news on BBC but couldnt see it on the site.
A shocking story but I couldnt stop laughing when the reported quoted the father from his court appearance as saying along the lines of " But it was OK 'cos he altered the cages every year to allow for the growth of the kids "
Sorry, after the inital report I found that quote rather funny

[Edited by PG - 8/27/2003 1:29:28 PM]

Fatman

There's a story in the Times today as well (p14). Apparently the kids were in cages "for their own protection" because one of them was bitten by a dog once. They were allowed out for exercise three hours each afternoon. Due to lack of exercise they were obese. Due to lack of human interaction they were also incapable of speech and also were not toilet trained.

Shameful! It's cases like this that back up the suggestion that people should have to gain licenses to have children. Those people do not deserve to be parents.

sexy wrx69

ever read the books by David Pelzer????


its really disturbing what some parents can do to their own children.


they make me sick.

Duck_Pond

So they were overweight, unable to communicate and were not toilet trained? Sounds like me pi$$ed.

Nicks VR4

lol@duckpond

Here is some pics and a bit more info
I hope the parents get locked up



Police found the boys Saturday after an adult older brother told an off-duty officer at a grocery store about the squalid living conditions.

When police arrived at the home they found the children inside two cribs that had been wired together and sealed by plastic crates. Roaches filled the cages, which contained a blanket and small mattress stained with feces and urine.

Louis and Estelvina Rodriguez of Phoenix were arrested on suspicion of child abuse and kidnapping.

The twins, who police said appeared to be healthy and well-fed, were placed in state custody, as was their 8-year-old brother, who neighbors said enjoyed more freedom.

"They were happy to see us and opened their arms wide, reaching out to be held and picked up," police Sgt. Jacqui MacConnell said.

Investigators believe the boys were released from the cages for a few hours a day when their mother returned from work.

Estelvina Rodriguez, 42, told police her 69-year-old husband wanted the active boys in cages because he suffers from health problems and couldn't keep up with them. She said they were trying to control the children, not punish them.


Etelvina and Louis Rodriguez make their initial appearance at Madison Street Jail on Sunday.
"Mom reported that the kids once got outside the house and were bitten by a dog," Sgt. Randy Force said. "She said they kept the kids in the cage for their own protection."

The couple each were being held on $243,000 bond each.

The boys couldn't speak and aren't yet toilet-trained, police said.

"They can't talk," said Edna White, who has lived next door to the family for 27 years. "When they tried, just noises would come out."

State Child Protective Services officials received one complaint alleging the boys were neglected in 2001, but child-welfare workers visited the home twice and reported the children were outside playing, in good health and good spirits, agency spokeswoman Liz Barker said.



[Edited by Nicks VR4 - 8/27/2003 3:26:58 PM]