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Bad Parenting

Strange Stories of Mindless Moms and Dumb Dads

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12-Year-Old at the Wheel

Adrian Kegler 2009 Police Booking PhotoCourtesy Tampa (Fla.) Police Dept.
What do you do when you're too drunk to drive? Tampa police allege that Adrian Kegler put his 12-year-old boy at the wheel of their SUV, before they crashed into a woman in her eighth month of pregnancy.

Butane Soup

William Cunningham Mug ShotClayton County (Ga.) Police Dept.
A jury found William Cunningham guilty of poisoning his seven kids (the youngest 18 months old) by putting lighter fluid and other poisonous things in their Campbell's Soup, hoping to sue the manufacturer. He now faces a 100-year sentence.

Shooting the Kids

Christina Ann Snyder 2009 Mug ShotBerkeley Couty (W.Va.) Sheriff's Office
Here's one way to make 'em listen: W. Va. police are accusing Christina Ann Snyder and her husband of shooting four kids in their care with BBs and bottle rockets.

130 MPH Photography

Jamie Lineberry 2009 Police Mug Shot PhotoWake County Sheriff's Dept.
With her two sons in the back seat, Jamie Lineberry was allegedly driving her Ford Mustang at 130 MPH while using her cell phone to take photos.

Electric Dog Collar

Tod Marcum 2009 Police Mug Shot PhotoPhoto Courtesy Marion County Jail
Todd Marcum of Oregon allegedly put electric dog collars on his children "because he thougt it was funny," according to a Salem police officer.

Living in the Trash

Alison Alsbrooks ScurrySumter County Sheriff’s Department

South Carolina police found three kids living in a home with a foot of trash covering the floors, including rotting food. Mom has been arrested.

Dad's Got a Crowbar!

Christopher and Vanessa Peterson 2009 Mug ShotLas Vegas Police Dept.
When Christopher and Vanessa Peterson's 16-year-old boy got into a fight with another teen, they allegedly drove him to the confrontation and dad pulled out a crowbar. And, of course, the whole incident was captured on cell phone video for posterity.

Toddler Chomping

Zhifang Chen 2009 Mug ShotCourtesy of Hernando County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office
Zhifang Chen was allegedly so angry with her 5-year-old son as he got ready for school, she bit him on the face, "resulting in obvious teeth impressions."

Baby for Sale

Rebecca Sue Taylor 2009 Mug ShotPhoto courtesy South Central Regional Jail (W.Va.)
How badly did Rebecca Sue Taylor want a new apartment? West Virginia police say she offered to sell her infant for $10,000 to a woman looking for a surrogate mother, and later dropped the asking price to $5,000.

Tricks Are Not for Kids

Catharine Thomas 2009 Mug ShotBucks County (Pa.) Police Dept.
Catharine Thomas allegedly accepted $130 for sex from an undercover cop in a hotel room where she allegedly would have sex while with her 7-year-old there.

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