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The world is a fucked up place sometimes:

Judge Dismisses Charges Against Woman Who Killed Her Unborn Child

"On the morning she was scheduled to give birth, Skinner drove to an auto dealer’s parking lot, took a gun, and shot herself in the belly, killing the fetus in an act of self-abortion..."

and this one too:

New Orleans Grisly Murder/Suicide: Boyfriend Cut Up Corpse And Cooked It

"A suicide note in the pocket of a man who jumped off the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel on Tuesday night led police to the grisly scene of his girlfriend's murder, where they found her charred head in a pot on the stove..."

From the blogs of Warren Ellis and Poppy Z Brite respectively - what were you expecting? Puppies? Bah! Humbug. Bad Planet. No Biscuit.

Date: 2006-10-20 12:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] buddleia.livejournal.com
That first one made me so fucking angry.

Date: 2006-10-20 03:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lisekit.livejournal.com
I cannot imagine how desperate that woman must have been to do something so horrific to herself and her baby. Bringing any kind of legal charge against someone who has just committed such an act seems unnecessary.

Date: 2006-10-20 10:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] warlordkittens.livejournal.com
so, did you hear how the suicide rate amongst elementary school and junior high students in japan is getting increasingly high?

Date: 2006-10-20 10:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] warlordkittens.livejournal.com
it makes me angry for so many reasons.

Date: 2006-10-20 11:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lahermite.livejournal.com
i don't really know what to say about either.

Date: 2006-10-23 10:05 pm (UTC)
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