Grandmother throw's granddaughter off Tyson's walkway.

[Anonymous]

I also wanted to add that the walls on that walkway are quite high and there would be no way to slip and drop the child over.

[Anonymous]

FBFNFTM wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't read the link but I read the article in the post. She allegedly did it. I'm guessing their were witneses, but lets not demonize the woman before we hear the entire story. It makes me sick to think anyone could actually do such a thing, but maybe she didn't. Maybe the child was crying and she went to pick the child up and had some very strange slip that made her fall toward the railing and drop the child - so that it would look like she threw the child. Maybe she is on medication that literally made her go insane. Or maybe she is a crazy monster - but I'm not ready to get the torches and pitchforks yet.

Ugh....the lady did it and is a monster. No excuses can be made. Have you been on those walkways? Its close to impossible to" slip" and have a baby just fly on the air six stories to the roadway/asphalt below. The monster did it on purpose....wonder if she is a legal citizen too? I am ready for the torch and pickforks and deportarion papers if it applies. Sick.

YOU are sick.

No, actually you're a complete ignorant.

Just because of this woman's last name you're assuming she's an illegal immigrant? (because there's no such a thing as an illegal citizen, just FYI) What a stretch! Just plain stupid!

Who are you to say all this about some random thing you read on the paper? I just hope you're not part of the jury that will judge this woman.

And, if I'm not mistaken, if an immigrant commits a crime they're supposed to serve their sentence (if they're convicted) only then they're deported.

Ugh, I'm seriously getting to the point that I am just not going to bother reading what you write anymore.. Instead of focusing on the fact that this woman did something completely heinous to a two year old child, you're hanging up on the details of one little side note of the PPs post..

And just so you know... ignorant is an adjective, not a noun...

[Anonymous]

It's not just a side note, PP, it's a very serious thing when people start thinking this way. It's noxious.

And for people that speak romance languages, it would be perfectly normal to confuse ignorant as a noun, as it is often used this way. I know this because my husband also bends english this way...

Listen, this is so sad. But seriously, what does this have to do with the origin of the family (they have Filipino names, by the way)? It is very strange-- there is obviously mental illness involved.

[Anonymous]

Reading all of this crap makes me sad I've been living in DC so long with this white bread insanity. It's depressing and stifling. If someone who is not white makes news they are suddenly a "them" and it becomes the focus of the story. Where do these people think we live? I would say Canada, but of course there is a huge immigrant population.. I would say Sweden, but same there... hmmm.. I can't even think of a sarcastic example... looks like the world is mixing, get used to it, enjoy it.

Then move back to the city I came from? (as I'm sure the next poster will write) GREAT idea. Stop reading this forum if it bother's me? Another EXCELLENT idea.

Done and done.

[Anonymous]

Urbandictionary.com definition of "White Bread":

The term implies profound cultural naïvete, blind consumerism, and an unquestioning "follower" mindset. Though whitebread individuals are usually white, the term is not necessarily racial in meaning - the implication lies more with the blandness, predictability, and banality of plain white bread. Accordingly, "wonderbread" is often used as a synonym.

[Anonymous]

The PP said something to the effect of "and I wonder if she's legal"... it WAS a side note. And, if you look up "ignorant" in the dictionary, it is a noun, and no where does it define it as an adjective. But again, you are all missing the point... I young child died at the hands of this woman. I personally don't care who she is, where she's from, or any other information about her that's meaningless to what she did... I hope she is here illegally so that they can ship her ass somewhere else after she pays for what she's done. That is, unless execution is on the table, if it is, I vote for that regardless.

I am praying for the family of that child. I cannot imagine what they are going through right now, nor do I ever want to. I am so angry, sad, confused by this, but will hold my two year old close, and Praise the Lord that she is happy, healthy, and safe. Instead of petty arguments about stupid stuff, I suggest you all do the same with your children.

[Anonymous]

This is a terrible and tragic story. I wish I had never heard it. I'm a nanny to a 2 y/o and also a mother to an 8 y/o. It is distressing.

I think the comments on her skin color are a normal, emotional reaction. It is so terrible that we want to separate ourselves from the details, so we can reason that it would never happen to us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She confessed. Also, other members of the family have all confirmed that this was an intentional act. Conflicting versions of why she did it: In one, she just went crazy. In the other, she was mad at the daughter's husband (the baby's father) and decided to punish him by doing this horrible thing.

Also, the child did not die right away, and was actually conscious for a bit after it happened. She told paramedics that "Grandma did this to me".

And yes, she is filipina. It always amazes me when people don't know the history of Spain and the Philippines and why so many filipinos have "hispanic" names!

How do you know all the above information (about the child saying "grandma did this, etc?)

Comes from law enforcement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She confessed. Also, other members of the family have all confirmed that this was an intentional act. Conflicting versions of why she did it: In one, she just went crazy. In the other, she was mad at the daughter's husband (the baby's father) and decided to punish him by doing this horrible thing.

Also, the child did not die right away, and was actually conscious for a bit after it happened. She told paramedics that "Grandma did this to me".

And yes, she is filipina. It always amazes me when people don't know the history of Spain and the Philippines and why so many filipinos have "hispanic" names!

How do you know all the above information (about the child saying "grandma did this, etc?)

Comes from law enforcement.

I meant, is this personal information you have, or was it reported in the news or somewhere that was publicly available?

It sounds to me as if this grandmother is severely mentally ill and had a sudden psychotic "break" or whatever the word is. Mental illness is a horrible, horrible disease. I'm concerned about this story because my spouse is mentally ill and I've always wondered if he could just "snap" one day. I would like to know the details in this case -- but realize we need to respect the privacy of the grieving family -- because I want to know if there were warning signs that were ignored.

What a horrible thing for the family that has lost their child but also, apparently, a loving and caring grandmother.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The WP story was full of comments/questions about the woman's immigration status, too. Simple-minded assholes, who think that hispanic = illegal/ criminal capable of anything. Shame on you.

Innocent until proven guilty, remember? Or are YOU not a real American?

I don't think she's hispanic. I think she is Filipino.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Also, the child did not die right away, and was actually conscious for a bit after it happened. She told paramedics that "Grandma did this to me".

And yes, she is filipina. It always amazes me when people don't know the history of Spain and the Philippines and why so many filipinos have "hispanic" names!

Awful. Awful that the baby was conscious after the fall and said that. How haunting can that be to the paramedics who hear this.

For the 2nd part, Americans are ignorant to history, even a part of US history, as the Filipinos provided their sons during WWII. I don't think I would be familiar with the Phillipines/Spain history unless I had Filipino friends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: And, if you look up "ignorant" in the dictionary, it is a noun, and no where does it define it as an adjective. .

Um..... not to derail this thread, but ignorant is most definitely NOT a noun. If your dictionary says it is, then you need a new dictionary. Sorry.

[Anonymous]

I just cannot wrap my head around this. What could have possibly happened? I know there are stories all the time of crazy parents/family harming their children, but in those cases, it seems there is some kind of explanation, be it drugs or mental illlness. Andrea Yates had been sick for a while and diagnosed w/ post partum psychosis, for example. I guess this woman could have had a psychotic break all of a sudden, the article does say she was depressed, but holy sh*t, how does depression make you do something like this?!!

It just scares me, because when I hold my baby, and I'm looking down over a balcony or something like that, sometimes I think to myself, "What if I dropped him?" And there's NO WAY that I would drop him, I always hug him a little tighter. But the thought does run through my head...and that scares me a little.

[Anonymous]

I've read a few articles, listened to the story on the radio two days in a row and watched it on the news on several channels last night.... not once did I hear anything about a motive (the grandmother doing this to punish her son-in-law) or the poor child being conscious when paramedics arrived. You can't even find that information on the internet... so I hesitate to take your word on that.

[Anonymous]

I heard about this yesterday, read the story and realized that this woman is my neighbor - she literally lives across the street. Which is chilling in itself, but even more so when I think about my own 2-year-old daughter, and the fact that I've probably met this woman and maybe the two-year-old who died. (we have met a lot of our neighbors while walking to the park next to our subdivision, or playing in the tot lot behind the woman's house.) Such a sad, horrible story; I'm anxious to see what will happen next.