Teen Lands In Jail After Posting Baby-Tossing Video on YouTube

A Georgian teen learned this after being thrown in a detention center following the discovery of this video online by one of his teachers. The 16-year-old, who was helping babysit the toddler, places it on an inflatable pillow, then leaps on the other side, sending the child several feet through the air before it lands on the floor and wails.
The video has since been pulled by Google and the teen faces felony charges of cruelty to children. [Source: WFIE]





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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsMarburgJul 3rd 2008 2:18PM
Damn, I hope he gets it good!
Regina ElliottJul 3rd 2008 2:43PM
I believe the sin of abortion contributes to the disrespect for
human life, especially babie's lives. This video is a terrible example
of the lack of regard for human life.
bootsJul 16th 2008 12:03PM
WTF does abortion have to do with this idiot teen abusing a baby? Guaranteed, if abortion is outlawed, we will just see even MORE cases of bad parenting and child abuse. Still, abortion is not the answer. We need to promote sex-ed & contraceptive use.
NIKJul 3rd 2008 3:07PM
IT? horrible reporting if you are considering a child or toddler and it. Last time I checked he or she -NOT IT- was a human being.
"who was helping babysit the toddler, places it on an inflatable pillow, then leaps on the other side, sending the child several feet through the air before it lands on the floor and wails."
MarburgJul 3rd 2008 4:39PM
I was refering to the teen getting a big felony jail sentence as IT not the baby.
G.Jul 3rd 2008 10:23PM
Putting the 16 year old in jail for a few decades isn't going to solve ANYTHING, other than destroying another life. Where is the blame for the parents who left their child with this person, hmm??? Oh, that's right - the parent's HAVE to go to work and ignore the needs of their child. That's the American way. All praise Women's Liberation.
AndiJul 3rd 2008 9:27PM
I think a 16-year-old should be quite capable of helping their parents. Are we harboring some anger over having to babysit when we were younger, hmmm???
elJul 6th 2008 4:05AM
Believe it or not, household duties do not make willies shrink. If men prioritized children before beer and hookers, and helped out in the house more, we wouldn't have this kind of thing. All praise male chauvinism?
JJul 9th 2008 10:08PM
What!!!?? you seem to be of the belief that womens lib is responsible for the worlds woes, Maybe if men today were more like men before women wouldn't have to work ever thought of that? Not all women want to work but someone's gotta feed the baby. So b4 you scorn all women take a look at the worthless men that get away with the leaving. PS haven't had a babysitter yet and he's two so you might wana rethink the generalization.
boots66@mailcan.comJul 16th 2008 12:03PM
I'd like to know where I ca find this fantasyland you live in? I don't know anyone that can afford to live on one income. Still...maybe folks shouldn't have kids if they can't afford to.
nofalseheroJul 4th 2008 5:55AM
This is a terrible thing to happen to a child, yet HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ABORTION, "Regina Elliot." Why did you feel it necessary to insert your own commentary?
StephenieJul 4th 2008 8:59AM
First of all, I also have to strongly disagree with the comment made by "Regina Elliot". Sheer stupidity and a disrespect for life have nothing to do with the "sin" of abortion. Your statement is irrelevant to the topic at hand.
Second of all, the reference to the baby being referred to as "it"...unfortuantely yes, that is rather irresponsible of the reporter, but whoever was reporting may not have known the gender of the baby at the time of reporting. Luckily, the little boy is fine and no injuries have come to immediate attention.
As for leaving the baby with a 16 year old and shoving the responsibility and blame on the parents, the teenager's father was also supposed to be watching the baby and supervising that night. That doesn't excuse any behavior, and the blame shouldn't be brought on the adults. A 16 year old is perfectly capable of knowing right from wrong and making decisions in accordance of that. What that boy did was extremely wrong and he has no one to blame but himself for the stupidity he's shown himself to be in full possession of.
NeuticlesJul 4th 2008 10:55AM
It was a stupid thing to do- cruel. But, the infant was not injured.
The boy is a child- and children do childish things. To ruin his
life and to cost his parent thousands in legal fees is where the
atrocity lies.
The only remedy for this situation is a leather strap.
elJul 6th 2008 4:06AM
Because injuring the 16yrold child will really show him that injuring children and people smaller than you is morally unacceptable. Right.
emmaJul 11th 2008 9:47PM
I am sure that many of probably will not see this but I have to get it off my chest.
I just recently became aware of this video and it disturbs me to the bone, I am a first time mother with a toddler.
In reading these posts I have found some very disturbing and some very true...the smart ones can figure out which is which...
However, I would like to comment on this particular one by "Neuticles"
"The boy is a child- and children do childish things. To ruin his
life and to cost his parent thousands in legal fees is where the
atrocity lies.
The only remedy for this situation is a leather strap"
Although I'm not sure what you meant/mean by give him the "leather strap" ( I can oly hope you meant to either beat the heck out of him or strap him to the "chair", or better yet let the "Gimp" have a go at him), I find that saying "the boy is a child and children do childish things" is the most STUPIDEST thing I have ever heard regarding this situation...do you realize that this "boy/child" is old enough to drive in this country and therefore is "supposed" to be some what of a mature individual...If Michael Vick can rot in a cell for animal cruelty then this "child" can surly rot in a cell too for all I care...that's just one less bad person on the streets...and I'm fine with that...
I do realize that these are all opinions of individuals but really...if someone or something (animal) can not speak on it's own behalf and cruel things are being done to it...then I believe it should be "an eye for an eye" my friends.
Thank you for listening (reading)
CathyJul 24th 2008 10:48PM
Emma,
Amen, Sister!
RionaAug 4th 2008 2:41PM
16 years old is plenty old enough to know right from wrong. Of course he deserves to be punished. What he did could have seriously harmed that child, and there have to be repercussions for that kind of behavior. I think it would ruin his life more NOT to punish him, because it would teach him that there are no consequences to his actions. Just grounding him, or leaving it up to his parents, is not good enough. It would reduce what he did to the same level as sneaking out at night or doing poorly on a report card. What he did not only shows a complete lack of respect for human life; it is a felony, and he is going to have to face the consequences.
ReplicusAug 6th 2008 11:57AM
Sin is one of the numerous religious labels for a concept which has no basis in reality. There's no such thing as sin, evil, demons and all the other word-labels religions have created to control the mass populations. Behavior is easily classified as acceptable or unacceptable with no further labels attached to it. Applying inappropriate labels to behavior allows for avoidance of personal responsibility. Every being is personally responsible for their actions. If you want to live in a peaceful world, first you'll have to stop serving hierarchies.