Teen Kills Toddler For Using Playstation2

[matcom]

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A 22-month-old girl was beaten to death by her mother's teenage boyfriend after he became enraged that the toddler was playing with his PlayStation video game in an Oakland apartment, police said Thursday.

Ania Walters died at Children's Hospital Oakland at 9:20 a.m. Wednesday, a day after police went to a first-floor apartment at 2125 10th Ave., about a half-mile east of Lake Merritt, and found her unconscious.

Doctors determined that Ania, who would have turned 2 in April, had suffered cranial bleeding as a result of trauma.

Police arrested a 17-year-old boy who is the boyfriend of Ania's mother, Allana Booze, 19, who declined comment Thursday. "I choose not to speak to the media," Booze said.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/02/27/BAG2H59QOL1.DTL

[northzax]

1. well, that's reasonable

she probably woulda broke it or summin. enjoy your visit to the california youth authority, asshole.

[Mobius]

11. they will try him as an adult

mark my words

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

This case is so terrible , I don't know what to say : just " sad " ...

You can start a PS2 game over , no problem . But you can't start a life over ...

[NightTrain]

2. I didn't need to read that.

I don't know why I bother to remain optimistic about the future....

[AndyP]

3. That's sad

I would get mad if someone ruined my game on PS2, but it's a freakin todler!!!! The boyfriend will move up in the world- trailer to the slammer.

[Heyo]

4. Jesus H. Christ....

What is this world coming too....

EVERYTHING about this situation just spells dusfunctional disaster....

We need to stop and take a good hard look around... what are we doing?!

Why are these people having children?!?!?!

Heyo

[HEyHEY]

5. His last name is "Booze"? Perfect.

That is a horrifying story.

[Mobius]

10. Mother's last name was booze

Won't be time for playstation in prison. His boyfriends won't like it.

[Fenris]

6. There are so many things wrong with this story

Christ it's depressing.:(

[Donkey007]

7. This is just HORRIBLE

I hear so many stories like this everyday. As to what this world is coming, no one knows. It's like mom says. The rebublicans want to pretend to take care of them before they are born, but to hell with them afterwards.

[Heyo]

15. Just to be fair...

I dont know a single person alive... republican or democrat.. who wouldn't be horrified by this story..

Some things are just not about politics.

Heyo

[scarlet_owl]

8. Stories like this make me want to cry.

What kind of world are we living in? This is disgusting beyond words.

[sistersofmercy]

9. What a terrible story...

Unfortunately, these kind of stories appear more frequently than they should. About a year or so ago, in the St Louis area there were public service announcements aired on local tv basically stating to single mothers with children 4 years old and under, "the number one potential threat to your child statistically is your boyfriend." There are studies to back up that claim.

[mopinko]

12. thank you thank you

i was feeling like a terrible parent this morning. i don't now.

[x-g.o.p.er]

13. Can we beat him unconscious for beating a defenseless child?

I know two wrongs don't make a right, but man, wtf?

[bleedingheart]

14. oh god this is just horrible

" Last year, three children under the age of 3 were slain. In previous years in Oakland, suspects have killed children because they wet the bed or wouldn't stop crying. "

What kind of human being could do this to a child over a stupid game?

[Chovexani]

16. Totally senseless tragedy.

That's just awful. My heart goes out to the family of the child. They need to put the punk who did it under the jail.

And I'm just waiting for someone to blame video games. 'Cause you know it's gonna happen. :eyes: