I have a bunch of relatives that live in your area of Florida. I was born in West Palm, we lived in Indian Town at the time, later moved to Boynton.

What in the hell is wrong with people? This happened in a small town near Savannah, Georgia.

Baby still critical; father arrested in child-abuse case
By Wayne Hodgin
Created 2008-01-30 00:30

SPRINGFIELD - A 10-month-old infant remained in critical condition Tuesday at a Savannah hospital, but the baby boy is responding after being hospitalized for more than a week.

Meanwhile, the boy's father has been arrested on child abuse charges and has joined the child's mother in Effingham County Jail.

Effingham County sheriff's officials arrested Phillip Wesley Waller, 20, of 1162 Old Louisville Road in Guyton, about 4 p.m. Monday - one week to the day after the arrest of his live-in girlfriend and the mother of the child, Tina Marie Richards, 19.

Waller was charged with felony cruelty to a child in the first degree, cruelty to a child in the second degree, obstructing or hindering a law enforcement officer and giving false identity to a law enforcement officer.

His arrest Monday stemmed from a Jan. 21 incident in which Richards was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, aggravated battery, cruelty to a child in the first degree and cruelty to a child in the second degree.

According to a family member, sheriff's officials discovered signs that the baby boy's clothes had been sewn to his crib and that string had been used to bind his feet together.

Duct tape also has been sent to the state crime lab for tests, according to a sheriff's report. A family member said authorities believe the tape might have been placed over the baby's mouth and that saliva tests could prove that theory.

This was the second time Richards had been arrested on charges of child abuse. Court records show she was arrested July 19 on one count of child abuse and two counts of battery after Richards' mother, Kimberly Kellam of Ellabell, who was caring for the child, noticed her grandson had a black eye, appeared sedated, became sick and vomited a green liquid, and had multiple bruises on his arms and shoulders.

Representatives at the Effingham County Division of Family and Children's Services also were notified, according to the reports.

In November, Effingham County Superior Court Judge F. Gates Peed convicted Richards and sentenced her to five years on probation, including a 12-month probation to serve concurrently with the other counts. Peed also ordered her to undergo parenting classes.

According to the family member, who was reached at her home Tuesday in Tennessee and who asked to remain anonymous, Richards at the time of her sentencing was given a choice of either placing the baby boy, known as Aiden, in foster care or giving custody of the child to Richards' father. Richards opted for the latter.

"I believe the only reason why my son is in trouble is because he lied to the authorities about what happened to Aiden," the woman said.

"He lied about Tina abusing my grandchild. Why? I don't know. I guess he loved her and didn't want to see her get into trouble again. But I don't think - and the investigators I've talked to have told me that they don't think - my son abused the child."

The baby, according to the family member, was still in critical condition Tuesday at Memorial University Medical Center. Hospital officials, citing federal law, would not discuss any details about the child's medical condition.

The family member, however, said the infant boy is showing signs of recovery but that he still has a long way to go. She said the child's nose had been broken, and bruises and bite marks were apparent all over his body.

The boy is still breathing with the aid of a tube. His brain initially showed some swelling. But, the family member said, the swelling was going down, and he was responding to treatment.

I have just joined and have been scrolling down this list of places and not one is from Georgia! Lord have mercy am I the only single person in the whole state of Georgia?

1. WILL THE REAL DUMMY PLEASE STAND UP? AT&T fired

President John Walter after nine months, saying he lacked intellectual

Leadership. He received a $26 million severance package. Perhaps it's

Not Walter who's lacking intelligence.

2. WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS: Police in

Oakland, CA spent two hours attempting to subdue a gunman who had

Barricaded himself inside his home. After firing ten tear gas canisters,

Officers discovered that the man was standing beside them in the police

Line, shouting, 'Please come out and give yourself up.'

3. WHAT WAS PLAN B??? An Illinois man, pretending to

Have a gun, kidnapped a motorist and forced him to drive to two

Different automated teller machines, wherein the kidnapper proceeded to

Withdraw money from his own bank accounts.

4. THE GETAWAY! A man walked into a Topeka , Kansas

Kwik Stop and asked for all the money in the cash drawer. Apparently,

The take was too small, so he tied up the store clerk and worked the

Counter himself for three hours until police showed up and grabbed him.

5. DID I SAY THAT??? Police in Los Angeles had good

Luck with a robbery suspect who just couldn't control himself during a

Lineup. When detectives asked each man in the lineup to repeat the

Words: 'Give me all your money or I'll shoot', the man shouted, 'that's

Not what I said!' ..

6. ARE WE COMMUNICATING??? A man spoke frantically

Into the phone: 'My wife is pregnant and her contractions are only two

Minutes apart'. 'Is this her first child?' the doctor asked. 'No!' the

Man shouted, 'This is her husband!'

7. NOT THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE SHED! In Modesto , CA ,

Steven Richard King was arrested for trying to hold up a Bank of

America branch without a weapon. King used a thumb and a finger to

simulate a gun. Unfortunately, he failed to keep his hand in his pocket.

(hellooooooo)!

8.THE GRAND FINALE!!! Last summer, down on Lake Isabella ,

Located in the high desert, an hour east of Bakersfield , CA , some folks,

New to boating, were having a problem. No matter how hard they tried,

They couldn't get their brand new 22 foot boat, going. It was very

Sluggish in almost every maneuver, no matter how much power they

Applied. After about an hour of trying to make it go, they putted into a

Nearby marina, thinking someone there may be able to tell them what was

Wrong. A thorough topside check revealed everything in perfect working

Condition The engine ran fine, the out-drive went up and down, and the

Propeller was the correct size and pitch. So, one of the marina guys

Jumped in the water to check underneath. He came up choking on water,

He was laughing so hard.

NOW REMEMBER...THIS IS TRUE.

Under the boat, still strapped securely in place, was

The trailer!

I am with Kenneth-I think he was married all along, and never thought you would go through with it.

I have recently read Hiding My Candy written by Lady Chablis, who was in the Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil- the book and portrayed herself/himself in the movie. It was a fairly good book.

I was in Perry over the weekend at the fairgrounds, with my sister and my niece. My niece has show pigs so we were there for a show.

Thanks everyone, I have heard about this site from a friend at another site "across town" she had some luck so I thought I would try this one out.

This is an actual letter from an Austin woman sent to American company
Proctor and Gamble regarding their feminine products. She really gets
rolling after the first paragraph. It's PC Magazine's 2007 editors'
choice
for best webmail-award-winning letter.

Dear Mr. Thatcher,

I have been a loyal user of your 'Always' maxi pads for over 20 years
and I
appreciate many of their features. Why, without the LeakGuard Core or
Dri-Weave absorbency, I'd probably never go horseback riding or salsa
dancing, and I'd certainly steer clear of running up and down the beach
in
tight, white shorts. But my favorite feature has to be your
revolutionary
Flexi-Wings. Kudos on being the only company smart enough
to realize how crucial it is that maxi pads be aerodynamic. I can't
tell you
how safe and secure I feel each month knowing there's a little F-16
in my pants.

Have you
ever had a menstrual period, Mr. Thatcher? Ever suffered from
the
curse'? I'm guessing you haven't. Well, my time of the month is
starting
right now. As I type, I can already feel hormonal forces
violently surging through my body. Just a few minutes from now, my body
will
adjust and I'll be transformed into what my husband likes to call
'an inbred hillbilly with knife skills.' Isn't the human body amazing?

As Brand Manager in the Feminine-Hygiene Division, you've no doubt seen
quite a bit of research on what exactly happens during your customers
monthly visits from 'Aunt Flo'. Therefore, you must know about the
bloating,
puffiness, and cramping we endure, and about our intense mood
swings, crying, jags, and out-of-control behavior. You surely realize
it's a
tough time for most women. In fact, only last week, my friend
Jennifer fought the violent urge to shove her boyfriend's testicles
into a
George Foreman
Grill just because he told her he thought Grey's
Anatomy was written by a bunch of drunken chimps,Crazy!

The point is, sir, you of all people must realize that America is just
crawling with homicidal maniacs in Capri pants... Which brings me to
the
reason for my letter Last month, while in the throes of cramping so
painful I wanted to reach inside my body and yank out my uterus, I
opened an
Always maxi-pad, and there, printed on the adhesive backing,
were these words: 'Have a Happy Period.'

Are you f**king kidding me? What I mean is, does any part of your tiny
middle-manager brain really think happiness - actual smiling, laughing
happiness is possible during a menstrual period? Did anything mentioned
above sound the least bit pleasurable? Well, did it, James? FYI,
unless
you're some kind of sick S&M freak girl, there will never be anything
'happy' about a day in which you have to jack yourself up on Motrin
and
Kahlua and lock yourself in your house just so you don't march down to
the local Walgreen's armed with a hunting rifle and a sketchy plan to
end
your life in a blaze of glory.

For the love of God, pull your head out, man! If you just have to slap
a
moronic message on a maxi pad, wouldn't it make more sense to say
something that's actually pertinent, like 'Put down the Hammer' or
'Vehicular Manslaughter is Wrong', or are you just picking on us?

Sir, please inform your Accounting Department that, effective
immediately,
there will be an $8 drop in monthly profits, for I have chosen to take
my
maxi-pad business elsewhere. And though I will
certainly miss your Flex-Wings, I will not for one minute miss your
brand of
condescending bullsh*t. And that's a promise I will keep.
Always.

Best,
Wendi Aarons
Austin , TX

How is everyone on this site? I have heard goods things from here. Greeting from the southern most part of Georgia!