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BeyondGeography

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7. You're being an ass

Reply to banned from Kos (Original post)

Mon Jan 7, 2013, 09:51 PM

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Toddler dies after eating chili powder; woman arrested [View all] banned from Kos Jan 2013 OP

Story sounds rather dubious slackmaster Jan 2013 #1

Gunpowder maybe? n/t Tempest Jan 2013 #5

I'm thinking along the lines of some controlled substance slackmaster Jan 2013 #16

Pretty hard to walk into a school gollygee Jan 2013 #2

But now that this has been posted on DU, you just know someone will try Coyotl Jan 2013 #28

Must be more to this story newfie11 Jan 2013 #3

this is very terrible but they don't say the circumstances riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #4

I was amazed... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author freshwest Jan 2013 #37

Was she making the toddler eat it as punishment? nt Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #6

Yes, that's the charges. Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #10

You're being an ass BeyondGeography Jan 2013 #7

chili powder? Terra Alta Jan 2013 #9

It was a cruel form of punishment. Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #11

I blame people like Lisa Whelchel Terra Alta Jan 2013 #17

Fact of life? Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #18

She's the RW "Christian" author who writes about motherhood, right? Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #21

yep, that's her. Terra Alta Jan 2013 #30

Ban hyperbolic post that make light of a child being abused to death. Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #12

Agreed. This is a shameful post neverforget Jan 2013 #13

Not long ago I wouldn't have believed some of the things I've seen here would ever be posted here. Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #19

And a post and run to boot. nt. neverforget Jan 2013 #24

+1 demmiblue Jan 2013 #25

IF you think you've scored a valid point about guns by posting this child's tragic death Lex Jan 2013 #14

Very sad when one dies before experiencing life. Arcanetrance Jan 2013 #15

If a two year old was forced to eat a lot of chili powder then they could easily die, I think. yardwork Jan 2013 #26

I'm an adult and have never been able to tolerate spicy stuff. It's not only kids. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2013 #32

I'm glad that you have control over your own food now. It's terrible how people treat children. yardwork Jan 2013 #35

I agree completely that it's torture Arcanetrance Jan 2013 #34

It's 'chili' powder, not 'chile' leftstreet Jan 2013 #20

By now, even the other Obama Loyalists whatchamacallit Jan 2013 #22

don't count on it Skittles Jan 2013 #29

Yeah, I know whatchamacallit Jan 2013 #33

Lower than whaleshit. n/t tabasco Jan 2013 #23

Cayenne and respiratory distress link womanofthehills Jan 2013 #27

let's see, I eat habeneros raw, I eat the ghost chili, and now the trinidad scorpion and I niyad Jan 2013 #36

Seriously in bad form. Kalidurga Jan 2013 #31

Someone was mad about your post being alerted on. Rex Jan 2013 #38

A short, cryptic response. Trillo Jan 2013 #39

Inasmuch as the OP seems to have lost interest in the thread, I would not merrily Jan 2013 #40

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #41