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Jalin White, 20, was arrested in Milwaukee and charged with child abuse and neglect after allegedly throwing an eight-month-old baby against a wall in frustration over a basketball video game.

The infant, found by his mother with severe injuries, was hospitalized with a fractured skull, broken ribs, and other injuries, and is not expected to survive.

Prosecutors reported White initially offered conflicting explanations before admitting to the assault.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

Chain this fucker to a wrecking ball and do a 360 degree spin right into a brick wall. Eye for an eye. The punishment needs to match the crime

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

It is now allowed to hate both the player AND the game.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fuck.. Babies are crawling at that age and some even their first words. They are also pretty robust, it would take a lot of force to fracture a skull and break ribs.

Someone doing this is doing so knowing that they're doing it to a conscious human being. Throw the book at him.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I was full on running by 9 months my sister was spitting sentences.... "sentences"..... But still.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

That is way ahead of my child! Walking at 11 months and I was so damn proud of that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 53 minutes ago

We all have our strengths.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's almost like violent video games don't cause violence.

[–] Rampsquatch 46 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Obviously the solution is to ban sports and sports video games.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Quick, let's sue the NBA for causing child violence!

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 day ago

"found by his mother" says so much without having to go into details.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 days ago

One phrase rings through my head when I read shit like this, from my days at a Children's hospital.

"Non-accidental trauma." Still sends shivers down my soul.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago

Finally, the documents claim, White admitted that he had injured JW himself because he was angry that he was two points down in the videogame NBA2K.

I'd hate to see this guy lose a game by eight points.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

Jesus fuck...

"The child is reportedly not expected to survive.

. . .

he had suffered a fractured skull, six broken ribs, and a broken collar bone."

Well, shit... "Wisconsin abolished the death penalty in 1853 after just one execution."

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2024/09/25/what-to-know-about-the-death-penalty-in-wisconsin/75381455007/

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Well that was a depressing read while holding my 9 month old.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

Jalin

...there's some nominative determinism for ya.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Let's just hope his future cell mate returns the favor.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

What a headline.

[–] Assman 4 points 1 day ago

String him up and use him as a wrecking ball