[Days of Broken Arrows]

From the Huffington Post:

"A Texas woman who seriously injured her son and then tried to repair the injury with superglue pleaded guilty and was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison. Jennifer Vargas, 34, was arrested last fall by the FBI and charged with assault after she admitted to yanking her 6-year-old son's genitals out of anger. The sudden pull tore a 1.6-inch laceration in the boy's scrotum."

My feeling: If parents can get their sons circumcised without their consent (and without anesthesia most of the time), why can't they just rip their 6-year-old's scrotum? We're only talking about a difference in degrees here. He's a few years older than most boys who get circumcised and I'd argue his injury is less a big deal that the permanent removal of a foreskin.

This woman should not be in prison, IMO, and we're hypocrites as a society for putting her there. Full story and link below. I'm not posting her pic here because if I did, I'd have to post every pic of every doctor and rabbi guilty of genital mutilation, and I'm too busy for that.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/24...g.comments

A Texas woman who seriously injured her son and then tried to repair the injury with superglue pleaded guilty and was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison.

Jennifer Vargas, 34, was arrested last fall by the FBI and charged with assault after she admitted to yanking her 6-year-old son's genitals out of anger.

The sudden pull tore a 1.6-inch laceration in the boy's scrotum. Vargas then cleaned the wound with alcohol before trying to seal the gaping hole with superglue, according to KENS.

“She applied superglue to the [boy's] scrotum until the bleeding stopped, stuffed his underwear with paper towels, and then told him to go to bed,” a criminal complaint affidavit said. “Vargas did not seek any type of medical treatment for the child.”

The boy only received medical attention after his father -- an enlisted man at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, where the family lived -- came home to find his son crying. He underwent surgery at San Antonio Military Medical Center.

Vargas expressed remorse for her actions when she went before a judge last week.

“I would like to say that I regret my actions, that I do love my children with all my heart,” Vargas said, calling her kids the “most important thing to me," according to the San Antonio Express-News.

WOAI reports that after 11 years of marriage, the couple filed for divorce. Prosecutors told the station that the boy has recovered and is doing well.

"He's recovered," Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Wannarka said. "He's living with his father and doing very well in school."

[soup]

Heads up for all of you who think the idea of a birthing license is fucked.

[El Chinito loco]

It's obvious the little future womyn abuser deserved it!

[vinman]

That's not the reaction of an angry overwhelmed woman. That's the reaction of a hate filled harpy that almost emasculated her son by hand. She definitely got a pussy pass.

[fokker]

I've been a proponent of breeding licences for a while. In my world, she would have had her licence revoked and been sent to a reeducation camp in the DPRK.

[Samseau]

(06-24-2014 11:55 PM)soup Wrote:  

Heads up for all of you who think the idea of a birthing license is fucked.

I always knew you were in favor of eugenics. I wish more people were.

[caracal]

Stupid fucking bitch - who in their right mind tries to heal a wound with superglue? I'm guessing she didn't want to take the kid to a hospital because questions would start being asked. One of the linked articles mentions the woman has a long criminal history. Doesn't surprise me.

[BadWolf]

Holy sh1t, my mouth is literally agape. I'm surprised that b1tch didn't eat knuckle sandwiches to pay for the damage. What an evil woman, truly truly sickening.

2 years in jail is all she gets?

What if a man had mutilated his daughters genitals and tried to seal it up with super glue. I'm guessing he would get life or death and there would be parades and marches in the street... but a woman does it and she gets 2 years?!?

[Slick Shimmer]

I can't understand the impulse to harm a child out of anger. She must have the mind of a child herself.

[Dr. Howard]

(06-25-2014 03:57 AM)Slick Shimmer Wrote:  

I can't understand the impulse to harm a child out of anger. She must have the mind of a child herself.

Yes. Young kids will push the buttons of emotionally immature and make them flip out. It turns into a 6 year old mentality vs. a 6 year old mentality when the parent loses their shit except one of the 6 year olds has 100 lbs on the other, power and money.

[Suits]

(06-25-2014 01:56 AM)caracal Wrote:  

Who in their right mind tries to heal a wound with superglue?

Professional musicians. If they cut their finger, they'll superglue it so that they can continue their daily regiment of instrument time uninterrupted.

[kinjutsu]

Normally i never get mad about these crazy articles, but wtf is wrong with people...
This woman is fucked in the head.
I wonder how she will get treated in prison. I male prisons if you hurt children you're at the bottom, i'm curious to find out if this applies to women's prisons.

[germanico]

(06-25-2014 01:56 AM)caracal Wrote:  

Stupid fucking bitch - who in their right mind tries to heal a wound with superglue? I'm guessing she didn't want to take the kid to a hospital because questions would start being asked. One of the linked articles mentions the woman has a long criminal history. Doesn't surprise me.

Fact: superglue was first developed as a replacement for medical stitches. Was not used for that because it was too effective.

Actually, I once (accidentally) lopped off a bit off my fingers with a box knife, and as I had no medical insurance I made do with krazy glue and bandaids. My fingers are just fine.

[BortimusPrime]

Shouldn't this be considered a sex crime? I mean if a guy slapped his daughter's tits around he wouldn't walk away with a simple assault charge, he'd get nailed as a child molester.

[kosko]

(06-25-2014 01:29 AM)Samseau Wrote:  

(06-24-2014 11:55 PM)soup Wrote:  

Heads up for all of you who think the idea of a birthing license is fucked.

I always knew you were in favor of eugenics. I wish more people were.

Will you be first in line for the chopping block then?

Fans of eugenics forget that the system of it favors the minority of people over the majority. They assume the "others" are tossed aside when the crosshairs are also onto them.

When bio-ethics and deep ecologists spew out junk on population controls I tell them bluntly to be the first ones to sign up if they feel so strongly that randoms be disposed of. It usually shuts them up.

I favor just letting nature run it's course. This women was likely collided and propped up by the system. In the wild she would of wasted away on her own from a lack of empathy to keep a man around to support her.

[Samseau]

(06-25-2014 03:18 PM)kosko Wrote:  

(06-25-2014 01:29 AM)Samseau Wrote:  

(06-24-2014 11:55 PM)soup Wrote:  

Heads up for all of you who think the idea of a birthing license is fucked.

I always knew you were in favor of eugenics. I wish more people were.

Will you be first in line for the chopping block then?

Fans of eugenics forget that the system of it favors the minority of people over the majority. They assume the "others" are tossed aside when the crosshairs are also onto them.

When bio-ethics and deep ecologists spew out junk on population controls I tell them bluntly to be the first ones to sign up if they feel so strongly that randoms be disposed of. It usually shuts them up.

I favor just letting nature run it's course. This women was likely collided and propped up by the system. In the wild she would of wasted away on her own from a lack of empathy to keep a man around to support her.

You're still advocating a form of eugenics

[soup]

Eugenics have, are, and will go on into the future. It's better to take reigns of it then to let people with bad intentions do it. I am in favor of genomic medicine that would help prevent diseases etc. Why wouldn't you be?

This wouldn't be too disenfranchise people but to actually give people more power over their lives and a better shot at having a good one.

That said, I do understand that life is complicated and that some children who face adversity grow up to be amazing people.

I'm suggesting that if we are going to have a thing like a drivers license, maybe we should liscences for other types of responsibilities. Voting could be an example.

This a very touchy subject obviously, and there would need to be a lot of studies to prove whether or not it would better or worse for society.

That said, I think a lot of "non-sexy" problems don't get enough of this kind of attention. Car accidents are immediate and obvious examples of why people need to have drivers lisences. Just because other types of problems are more systemic or not so obvious does not mean that they don't exist.

It's something that I think society should at least consider before rejecting based on a knee jerk reaction that it isn't "natural".

Again I'm not a propenent yet for this stuff, but I do think it's very interesting, and perhaps if more investigations were conducted into the positive efficacy of it, maybe some presently unseen good could come out if it.

[soup]

(06-25-2014 02:46 PM)germanico Wrote:  

(06-25-2014 01:56 AM)caracal Wrote:  

Stupid fucking bitch - who in their right mind tries to heal a wound with superglue? I'm guessing she didn't want to take the kid to a hospital because questions would start being asked. One of the linked articles mentions the woman has a long criminal history. Doesn't surprise me.

Fact: superglue was first developed as a replacement for medical stitches. Was not used for that because it was too effective.

Actually, I once (accidentally) lopped off a bit off my fingers with a box knife, and as I had no medical insurance I made do with krazy glue and bandaids. My fingers are just fine.

This is interesting. Links?

[germanico]

(06-25-2014 04:30 PM)soup Wrote:  

Actually, I once (accidentally) lopped off a bit off my fingers with a box knife, and as I had no medical insurance I made do with krazy glue and bandaids. My fingers are just fine.


This is interesting. Links?

Inventor of superglue dies at 94.

Quote:

Dermabond is the brand of the medical use superglue. For some reason, its more popular in the body modification circles than in medical practice. I guess that would be because you need actual medical training to do stitches.

[teh_skeeze]

I agree with Bortimus Prime. She should have to register as a sex offender. She went after this poor child's sexual identity. Two years is a slap on the wrist for what she did. Who the hell in their right mind goes "I'm gonna show this little shit what's up. I'm gonna rip his balls off"?

I'm surprised she didn't claim that he tried to rape her.

[Snowplow]

Don't get me wrong, I'm all in favor of getting a birthing permit to cut down on morons pumping out kids, but do you really trust the good ol' government bureaucrats in this kinda decision making? More dummies = more votes.

[soup]

(06-25-2014 05:02 PM)germanico Wrote:  

(06-25-2014 04:30 PM)soup Wrote:  

Actually, I once (accidentally) lopped off a bit off my fingers with a box knife, and as I had no medical insurance I made do with krazy glue and bandaids. My fingers are just fine.


This is interesting. Links?

Inventor of superglue dies at 94.

Quote:

Dermabond is the brand of the medical use superglue. For some reason, its more popular in the body modification circles than in medical practice. I guess that would be because you need actual medical training to do stitches.

What about crazy glue?

[caracal]

(06-25-2014 08:18 AM)Suits Wrote:  

(06-25-2014 01:56 AM)caracal Wrote:  

Who in their right mind tries to heal a wound with superglue?

Professional musicians. If they cut their finger, they'll superglue it so that they can continue their daily regiment of instrument time uninterrupted.

I wasn't aware of that - interesting. Still, there is a big difference between that and using what was probably common household superglue for a 1.6 inch laceration on a child's scrotum.

[lurker]

(06-25-2014 01:56 AM)caracal Wrote:  

Stupid fucking bitch - who in their right mind tries to heal a wound with superglue?

Surfers. Cut your foot on sharp tropical reef and it will close the cut perfectly and cleanly. No infection, no saltwater ulceration, and it's waterproof.

EDIT: Certain brands are better than others, but common household superglue is exactly what you use. No "big difference" at all.

[germanico]

(06-25-2014 05:52 PM)soup Wrote:  

What about crazy glue?

Super Glue and Krazy (or Crazy) Glue are both trade brands of the same compound, cyanoacrilate, which is a resin that polymerizes with the water molecules in the air, thus, bonding with whatever its in contact with.

Quote:

Still, there is a big difference between that and using what was probably common household superglue for a 1.6 inch laceration on a child's scrotum.

Theres no mention on wether or not the kids going to have any permanent damage, but 1.6 inches on a KIDS ballsack is probably the whole ballsack. Imagine how fucked up that kid is going to be growing up knowing that his own mother tried to rip his balls off.