'Adolf Hitler's' parents lose custody

[Elmore Furth]

I think the kid deserves a chance and these people don't seem to be ready to give him one.

A New Jersey couple who gave their children Nazi-inspired names have lost custody of them. A US state appeals court made the ruling, citing the parents' own disabilities and the risk of serious injury to their children. The state removed Heath and Deborah Campbell's three small children from their home in January 2009. A month earlier, the family drew attention to the names when a supermarket refused to decorate a birthday cake for their son, Adolf Hitler Campbell. He and siblings JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell have been in foster care.

'Adolf Hitler's' parents lose custody

[Crystal Clarity]

1. Wow. THAT is disturbing

I've heard some weird names before, but these are beyond the pale... borderline abusive even. IMHO

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I remember this case.

Children develop issues even with the best parenting, but this poor kid didn't stand a chance. Cute kid, hope he experiences a name change before it's too late... :(

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. If they called him "Dolphie" his name could be changed to Rudolph with

no major confusion or trauma.

[Rhiannon12866]

7. Hey, Harpo Marx's given name was Adolph, and he did pretty well... ;)

But I think in this case the farther that it is from Adolph, the better... x(

[MilesColtrane]

3. What do you want to bet that they'll make more.

[Brickbat]

4. I feel sorry for everyone involved in this case.

[MajorChode]

6. Like George Carlin said...

Some people need to be thrown from a helicopter screaming.

[applegrove]

8. That is so sick.

[underpants]

9. That was a big story on DU a while ago

Quite a disturbing story.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

10. I wonder why they were allowed to register those names at birth.

I mean, really.

[hobbit709]

11. Unlike some countries, here in the US you can name your kid whatever you want.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

12. Yes, however the SDC should have been notified at that point, right?

or whatever is the agency's acronym.

[hobbit709]

13. Why?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

14. then why all the hullabaloo now?

[hobbit709]

15. They took the kids because of a history of abuse

not because of their names.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

18. ok.

[Boojatta]

21. When children are abused, they sometimes neglect to inform the authorities.

When children are abused, they sometimes inform the authorities, but fail to persuade the authorities that there's a problem worth investigating.

Thus, it may be worthwhile to keep a watch on people who want to identify a child with an authority figure who chose to use his authority to command mass killing of civilians, the victims chosen based on their ancestry, and the commands having been carried out.

If the parents consider the choice to kill on such a basis to be evil, then the child is branded as evil.

If the parents consider the choice to kill on such a basis to not be evil, and if the parents aren't very wealthy, then they may at some time resent the financial responsibility for supporting a child. That responsibility arises because of the ancestry of the child. If people can be branded as evil based purely on their ancestry, then the child can be branded as an evil slave-master who forces the parents to provide for the child.

If the parents aren't interested enough to have any judgment of such killing, then it's not clear why they chose the name. It certainly isn't a common name in America.

If the name "Adolf Hitler" means nothing to the parents and, for example, they chose it at random from a book, and see no more meaning in it than in the number "14016", then the only problem would be that the parents are ignorant of twentieth century history. That's not a serious problem. However, someone would likely inform them of the meaning, and they would presumably change the name.

[zanana1]

19. That is true, unfortunately.

Too bad for kids whose parents want to name them something that will mark them for the rest of their lives. It sounds more like an ownership issue for them than a loving issue.

[Arkansas Granny]

16. Apparently, they lost custody for reasons other than the child's name.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/parents-cannot-regain-custody-children-nazi-inspired/story?id=11334970

[sammytko]

17. Why didn't the parents change their own names?

Why subject the kids to years of abuse. Sick and creepy looking people. Don't even fit Hitler's idea of a true Aryan - haha! yellow teeth, scraggly hair, pockmarked face. OK, i'm really mad and acting like a juvenile by pointing out physical flaws. sorry.

[zanana1]

20. You're doing better than I am.

Not all parents love their children. I think this is one such case. The kids seem to be property that they want to use to advance their sick worldview.